Bobby Shmurda and his legal team recently requested to have access to the personnel records and civilian complaint files for the police officers who arrested him and members of his GS9 crew in December 2014, but the request was denied by Judge Abraham Clott. The judge says there is not enough evidence to prove the need for the documents.
According to Bossip, Shmurda’s attorney, Alex Spiro, sought to have the documents because the three law enforcement officials had a history of acting unjustly and have been sued for misconduct. Shmurda says he was a victim of racial profiling when he was arrested and in previous encounters with police when he was stopped and frisked.
“This isn’t just a singular encounter where one police officer is sued by one individual one time and the case is dismissed,” Spiro says during a March 15 hearing. “This is a rampant pattern that existed in this case and with these officers in other cases.”
One of the officers reportedly claimed she saw a drug exchange, but then revealed that she made the story up, TMZ says.
Shmurda is set to start trial May 11.
(This article was first published January 11, 2016 and is as follows.)
Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel appeared in court today (January 11) in the ongoing case after they and other members of the GS9 crew were arrested on weapons and murder charges in December 2014.
At the hearing, Shmurda‘s lawyer, Alex Spiro, asked for documents from the Special Narcotics Prosecutors’ office be used in the forthcoming trial, claiming two of the detectives in the case have been accused of “credibility issues,” according to Billboard.
The documents accuse the two detectives of regularly planting evidence, making false arrests and violating the Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure. The alleged violations reportedly occurred in cases presented to the court over the past two years.
Spiro says that the two had stopped and frisked his client multiple times and let him free prior to the arrest. He is asking for each stop and frisk report to be included in the case, saying “that lack of evidence is itself evidence.”
Spiro also noted that the prosecution threw out evidence in the original indictment that said Shmurda was in possession of cocaine on December 8, 2013. He says that without that, the case is built on Rikers Island phone calls between other people talking about Shmurda, who Spiro points out is a musical figure who people talk about. He is requesting all phone calls from Rikers Island to be used in the case, not just the ones the prosecution entered.
A new judge, Abraham Clott, is overseeing the case in place of James Burke.
Bobby Shmurda remains in jail on $2 million bail and is set to start trial February 22.
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I’d switch places with Bobbie any day. Do you know how much street cred son about to get once he beats the case. Now that’s gangsta. Kids today don’t understand the strength of street knowledge you feel me. I did a 5yr bid on the island. One love to Bobbie keep ya head up son!!
One!!
Devil Trip Set
we out!
Hes not getting out OG triple OG…the cops were watching his guys wayy before that song blew up they’re making sure the charges stick…and how was that 5 year stint at city island my g?
Triple OG devil set, isn’t being serious, he is just trying to perpetuate ignorance, probably is somebody who never lived that life trying to make fun of the situation, because 100% of people I know that have lived or are living that life would never say that ignorance, Triple OH devil set is being satirical!!! Karma is a bitch, I hope this comment don’t come back to bite you!!!
Yo Son!! You don’t even know what you’re talking about.
Black sell out
Triple OG Devil fo life
AYO WTF IS AN ALDERMAN WHO IS YOU A GROWN UP ALTER BOY? DONT GET AT MY OG LIKE THAT OR WE’LL RUN UP IN YOUR CHURCH SHOOTIN AT YOU LIKE MY LOVER YOUNG THUG SHOOT AT THE REVEREND WORD TO THE 5
Who cares about street cred..Another brother in jail and you talkin about street cred…smh
Fucc being in jail..this dude is basically locced up for nothing other than having a past, then blowing up. The cops, especially NYPD, are the most known corrupt police in the USA. Bobbie’s crew been targeted forever so u think NYPD not gon go hard if they C gs9 making REAL/legal $$$??? I’m not saying Bobby is innocent of any wrong doing but Bobby still got THE MOST corrupt cops in history on his azz! Plus the ones on his ass particularly are proven to be liars and all kinda shit so I ask EVERYBODY to pay attention to his case cuz this can be any one of us . Im 24 with a one year old son.. This can be him down the line.
Can’t do 5 year bids on the island…sometimes i hate the internet for giving these lames an outlet. As for Bobby I truly wish that brother the best. Nothing like finally being able to support your family and have that all taken away from you.
Ayo why you so stupid you don’t know how to read or something my g? My OG said he did a 5 yr bid on the island he didn’t say Rikers dun….he was talking about city island act like you built for that city island winter life my dula you know you aint! 1000
Bobby you the the crime time for you to do the time 100 years
you can’t even spell. but you ok.
Lil bobby STAY pulling booty duty, LMAO. U AINT EVER GETTIN OUT EITHER……..fucknigga.
You have to be a dumb nigga to laugh at a young black kid dealing with the justice system. People use to say the same thing about Boosie but where is Boosie now? Free. You dont nothing about this kids situation only what you read. Grow up lame.
Many years from now he will die in that cage, A true product of his own stupidity.
Kids this is what ignorance lead to jail or hell this one hit wonder got it confused hot ni%%a so sad
im not a bobby smurda sympathizer but if feels like the criminal justice system is royally screwing shmurda out of his constitutional rights..he should have been free MONTHS ago. when hes found innocent he better sue NYC for everything they got..
on top of that were are all these black leaders who are ready to defend murderes and criminals..but wont show up for this man…
oh wait theres no press to this one.
Fuck this crip. If he hard, then welcome to racist society muthafucka. We all have to go through it.