The man accused of shooting and killing Nipsey Hussle will reportedly stand trial this spring.
New York Daily News reports Eric Holder was in a Los Angeles courtroom earlier this week when Judge Robert Perry said the trial is expected to start at the beginning of April and last roughly two weeks.
“Mr. Holder, as you know, this is an important case and a serious case,” Perry reportedly said to Holder during court proceedings. “”These cases take time to get ready for trial. You have the right to a speedy trial. “Are you OK that we continue this case, and you come back on March 18 and we do our best to start your trial within 30 days. Are you OK with that?”
Holder — dressed in a yellow jumpsuit and shackled at the waist — replied, “Yeah.”
It’s possible the trial could begin on March 31, which would mark the one-year anniversary of Nipsey’s murder.
Nip was gunned down in front of his Marathon Clothing store in South Los Angeles. Despite emergency responders’ best efforts, he was pronounced dead shortly after he arrived at the hospital. Police arrested Holder only days later.
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Holder was indicted by a grand jury last May on one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon by a grand jury. He was also indicted on two new counts of assault with a firearm.
He faces life in prison if convicted.
Free my nigga Eric Holder!
He dundo nothin !
Yes! Legalize murder!!! Vote for Pocahontas!
….thought he was gonna get the chair!!! This some legal bullshit. I take a life and I go to prison for life. Don’t make no sense. All killers deserve capital punishment except where proven otherwise.
No, they do not. They shouldn’t get more than 5 years in prison. People change. A simile mistake like killing someone shouldn’t ruin your entire life! Cut him some slack, and understand, we are human! Sometimes we kill people, and sometimes we regret it. Let God judge us, not humans! It was a mistake! He said he was sorry… What else do you want?!?
Your mother should have swallowed you..
Fuck off, racist!
So by your calculations… I am a gang banger. Dudes from a rival gang killed my brother. I kill one of them and get 5 years. I get out and kill another… I can get 5 for one as far as homicides go. Yeah. Vote for whoever this dudes backs if you want mass murderers walking the streets.