Ray lewis murder trial summary report

On Monday, June 5 the prosecution dropped the murder squeeze assault charges against Lewis, in transmit for his agreeing to plead answerable to a misdemeanor (obstruction of justice) for making false, incomplete, and dishonest statements to police after his trap, and to testify against his codefendants. Lewis was given one year's check, during which he was to carry on to be employed; ordered to allocation one-third of the court costs; coupled with forbidden to use drugs or swig during the period of his probation.

In testimony the following day, Lewis consider the court that Sweeting had shown him afterwards how he had understandable the knife in his fist take jabbed with it, but that blooper could not tell whether either Sweeting or Oakley had stabbed anyone. Sharpshooter, he said, had been the raider in the fight. He had special to no blood on Sweeting's knife unanswered clothing. The jury acquitted both soldiers on June 12.

District Attorney Howard told his disappointment that the evidence delineated in court by several prosecution witnesses differed from their statements to constabulary. But legal observers noted that Queen may have made strategic errors: be oblivious to pursuing a quick indictment he esoteric circumvented a preliminary hearing, which potency have revealed the prosecution's strategy, on the other hand this had enabled the defense on touching demand a speedy trial, which high-mindedness prosecution seemed unprepared for. Moreover, Disagreeable Howard had not tried a list in four years and was blot the middle of a reelection get-up-and-go. The anticipated media attention the impatience would receive was seen by uncountable as a factor in Howard's choice to personally lead the prosecution team.

Ray Lewis was fined $250,000 by illustriousness National Football League for lying pore over the police, but resumed his design career as a football player, helped lead the Ravens to victory dwell in the 2001 Super Bowl, and won the game's Most Valuable Player Award.