No lawyer wants that HEAT.
No local lawyer, at least. This isn’t the mafia. This is the streets. This isn’t OJ. It is the same reason lawyers didn’t want to rep Nipsey Hussle’s killer. They would be putting their lives and their families’ lives in danger.
They might want to look for representation out of state because no one in Memphis will take the case.
Two men accused in the murder of rapper Young Dolph appeared in a Memphis courtroom Jan. 28 regarding their legal representation. A judge ordered they must have attorneys by Feb. 4, or one would be appointed for them.
Cornelius Smith and Justin Johnson, also known as Straight Drop, face multiple charges in the beloved Memphis rapper’s killing. Young Dolph, whose real name was Adolph Robert Thornton Jr., was gunned down at Makeda’s Cookies in South Memphis on Nov. 17, 2021.
According to the store’s owner, two men pulled up in a white Mercedes, got out and opened fire. They were indicted on counts of first-degree premeditated murder, attempted first-degree murder, convicted felon in possession of a firearm, employment of a firearm in the commission of a dangerous felony, and theft of property over $10,000, according to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office.
According to the DA, the victim in the attempted murder charge is Young Dolph’s brother, who was with him at the cookie store at the time of the shooting.
Straight Dropp has proclaimed his innocence and says he will be back on the street sooner than later, but that likely isn’t going to be the case.
If the court has to appoint them a lawyer, the chances of getting off greatly decrease. Most people would like to know what the motive was and if Johnson was working alone or was he hired to handle the killing.
I imagine we will find out at trial.
Flip the pages for the judge, telling them time is almost up.