Suge Knight Argumentative Essay

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Former rap mogul Suge Knight may have just lost his best hope at freedom. Billboard reports that Suge Knight recently hired former prosecutor Stephen L. Schwartz to represent him in a murder case. Schwartz is the fifth attorney to take on Marion "Suge" Knight's murder case. He replaced Thomas Mesereau who famously secured an acquittal for Michael Jackson on 2005 child molestation charges. Reportedly, Mesereau declined to provide a reason for his departure.

Suge Knight was arrested in January 2015 after he allegedly ran over two Compton men with his pick up truck after an argument. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Knight was escorted off of the set of a promotional video for the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton after a heated argument with Cle "Bone" Sloan. The argument escalated later outside of a fast-food restaurant. Knight maintains that Cle "Bone" Sloan attacked him, and that he accidentally ran over Cle "Bone" Sloan and 55-year-old Terry Carter. Carter later died of his injuries.

All of Suge Knight's attorneys have maintained that Suge Knight acted in self-defense. According to the LA Times, Knight's first attorney, James E. Blatt claimed that Knight was attacked by four unidentified men, but video contradicts Knight's version of events. In a surveillance video, Knight is clearly seen arguing with …show more content…
Shortly before Thomas Mesereau joined the legal team, Knight's then attorney, Matthew Fletcher, claimed he was contacted by representatives of Floyd "Money" Mayweather. Reportedly, the representatives asked about using Mayweather's winnings from his highly anticipated bout with Manny Pacquiao to post bail on Suge Knight's behalf. Mayweather's representatives denied Fletcher's claims, saying that while Mayweather and Knight were once close, the two hadn't spoken in several years. But could there be another reason for Mayweather's change of

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