Court overturns San Bernardino murder conviction, saying rap music shown at trial was prejudicial

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RAP MUSIC LAW: For the first time under a new California law, a San Bernardino man's murder conviction has been overturned because a rap video used at his trial was considered prejudicial

Venable was convicted 5 years ago of being the driver in a deadly 2019 drive-by shooting in San Bernardino. He had an alibi that placed him at home. A witness who placed him at the shooting gave a long list of conflicting stories.

"There's no question," the appeals court writes, "the trial judge's admission of the rap evidence in this case did not comply with the new requirements for admission of creative expression. There's also substantial concern that admitting the evidence may have had the precise effects the Legislature sought to avoid."

 

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If the majority of black rappers are thugs, and they are, how is that a stereotype.

Just Let Them all out.....😮‍💨😮‍💨

If he never stole a car never raped a girlnever hit anyone never stole from homes or caused trouble then yea ok give him another trial but if he is a menus to society I don5 want him on the streets

Um sure let them all out .., he looks like a sweet angel …ug ug we are tired

BULLSHIT!!!! No video no book no TV makes anyone commit murder!!

That’s a “bad rap!”

Crime is legal if you put it to a beat.

So now they can loot, rob, murder, brag about it, and get away with it.

According to the article he shouldn’t have been in jail. He had an alibi & the witness wasn’t reliable. He got so lucky.

Lol what a joke. Enjoy the extra murders in the hood blm

I wonder how many people are gonna read the article or have read it already. He had an alibi. And the witness that placed him at the shooting gave a ton of conflicting stories. I guess we won’t know unless there’s a new trial without the rap video as “evidence”

So Black's Creative expression of a crime is not a crime? So there, I get it next time a black man kills you it won't be a crime as long as they celebrated with a rap'song.' These phckers law makers are sick.

We love criminals in CA

Well done CA. Well done 🙄

He’ll be back in

Absurd

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