Case Study
The owner of a major rap studio was accused of carrying a firearm into a restaurant
– Case Description
The owner of a major rap studio was accused of carrying a firearm into a restaurant. Venue: Harris County, Texas.
Final Result
The defendant did not have a firearm on his person while in the restaurant, but did have firearms in his vehicle to protect a large sum of money he was transporting after an event. The police had been called to search a large African-American man wearing a sweater. In fact, the rap studio owner was a small African-American man wearing a suit…but he was searched anyway. When no weapon was found, the police searched his vehicle. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.