Stouffer Ashley Unit7 Assignment
Ashley Stouffer
Who Killed B.I.G
Kaplan University
WHO WASTED B.I.G Biggie Smalls was an influential rapper until the day of March 9, 1997 when he was killed by a drive by shooting. They have many suspects and theories of why he was wasted that day, however; they are not completely sure who did this and why. He was being driven back to his hotel from a music industry party. As his car pulled up to a stoplight, someone yelled to him, he lowered his window and someone pointed a pistol at him, fired four shots into his chest and drove away.
INVESTIGATION
The investigation shows that there were three vehicles in the entourage. In the car in the front was Sean Combs. Sitting in the back of B.I.G.’s Chevy were two of his friends, the Junior MAFIA rapper James Lil Caesar Lloyd and B.I.G.’s best friend Damien D-Rock Butler. The witnesses told the police that two cars were involved in the attack. The witnesses that could be used for the prosecution is B.I.G.’s two friends that was in the car with him. They could have seen the car as it was riding off after the shooting. They also could have seen the person that shot him. Also the guy in the front could have seen something since he was sitting in the front seat. People that could be on the defense side would be people from the Death Row Records. These could have been people that were at the party and they followed him when he left.
TRIAL PROCESS The first part of the trail process would be the first appearance. In this the defendants are brought before a judge to be given forma notice of the charges against them, to be advised of their rights, to be given the opportunity to retain a lawyer or to have one appointed to represent them, and perhaps to be afforded the opportunity for bail. The defendant if taken into custody must be offered an in court appearance before a magistrate “without unnecessary delay.” They would be taking the person they believe had wasted B.I.G. and talking to him and giving him
Who Killed B.I.G
Kaplan University
WHO WASTED B.I.G Biggie Smalls was an influential rapper until the day of March 9, 1997 when he was killed by a drive by shooting. They have many suspects and theories of why he was wasted that day, however; they are not completely sure who did this and why. He was being driven back to his hotel from a music industry party. As his car pulled up to a stoplight, someone yelled to him, he lowered his window and someone pointed a pistol at him, fired four shots into his chest and drove away.
INVESTIGATION
The investigation shows that there were three vehicles in the entourage. In the car in the front was Sean Combs. Sitting in the back of B.I.G.’s Chevy were two of his friends, the Junior MAFIA rapper James Lil Caesar Lloyd and B.I.G.’s best friend Damien D-Rock Butler. The witnesses told the police that two cars were involved in the attack. The witnesses that could be used for the prosecution is B.I.G.’s two friends that was in the car with him. They could have seen the car as it was riding off after the shooting. They also could have seen the person that shot him. Also the guy in the front could have seen something since he was sitting in the front seat. People that could be on the defense side would be people from the Death Row Records. These could have been people that were at the party and they followed him when he left.
TRIAL PROCESS The first part of the trail process would be the first appearance. In this the defendants are brought before a judge to be given forma notice of the charges against them, to be advised of their rights, to be given the opportunity to retain a lawyer or to have one appointed to represent them, and perhaps to be afforded the opportunity for bail. The defendant if taken into custody must be offered an in court appearance before a magistrate “without unnecessary delay.” They would be taking the person they believe had wasted B.I.G. and talking to him and giving him