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Puffy Combs Acquitted; Shyne Guilty Of Assault, Gun Possession

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  1. Rockets R' Us

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    Straight from MTV.com and heard it on 97.9:

    http://www.mtv.com/sendme.tin?page=/news/gallery/t/trials01/index3.jhtml

    A jury acquitted Sean "Puffy" Combs on all charges against him Friday evening, bringing to an end a 15-month ordeal that began after a shooting in a New York nightclub.

    Rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow was convicted of two counts of assault as well as reckless endangerment and gun possession. But he was cleared of attempted murder.

    A triumphant shout went up in a packed, heavily guarded courtrom as the jury foreperson read the words "not guilty" five times for Combs.

    Combs rocked back and forth with emotion as the verdict was read, shook his head in relief and finally gave a wide, relaxed grin.

    Bodyguard Anthony "Wolf" Jones was cleared of all charges against him.

    The jury spent three days deliberating after a six-week trial in which witnesses said Combs waved a gun inside Club New York on December 27, 1999, and then tried to bribe his driver to claim possession of another gun found in his car. The rap mogul fled the club in his Lincoln Navigator with then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, Jones and driver Wardel Fenderson, who testified for the prosecution.

    Prosecutors accused Shyne of shooting three people in the club. His lawyers acknowledged he fired his gun inside the club, but said he acted in self-defense and aimed at the ceiling.

    Several prosecution witnesses said they saw Combs with a gun at the club; Combs' lawyers answered with a battery of witnesses who said he did not appear armed.

    Antonio "L.A." Reid, president and CEO of Arista Records, the parent company of Combs' Bad Boy Entertainment label, released a statement immediately after the verdict saying he had "mixed emotions."

    "We are extremely pleased that Sean "Puffy' Combs is able to return to his productive work at the helm of ... Bad Boy Entertainment. At the same time, we feel saddened by the outcome of the trial as it relates to Jamal "Shyne" Barrow. We extend our warmest thoughts to both men as friends and colleagues."

    MTV News will explore the trial of Combs, Barrow and Jones and what the verdict means in "MTV News Now - Puffy On Trial: The Verdict," a half-hour special debuting on Friday at 10 p.m. (ET).

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    That's pretty cool. I didn't really think that Puff did anything but Shyne I think really got screwed with his lyrics. That must've really turned the jury into thinking what they did.


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    #1 Rockets R' Us, Mar 16, 2001
  2. Surfguy

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    Go Puffy! Go Puffy! It's your birthday!

    Johnnie Cochran wins again!

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    #2 Surfguy, Mar 16, 2001
  3. Rocket River

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    The law is strong
    but has no stamina

    If you have the money to
    fight long enough
    you can win

    Rocket River


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    #3 Rocket River, Mar 16, 2001
  4. Band Geek Mobster

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    I wonder how Combs plans on hooking up these jurors.

    From what I hear these jurors were smiling at him during the whole trial and were basically starstruck from the beginning.

    What a joke. [​IMG]

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    #4 Band Geek Mobster, Mar 16, 2001
  5. mr_oily

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    Leave it up his "Lawyer" Johnny Cochran, "No gun at the bar, no gun in the car."
    Oh, please!

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    #5 mr_oily, Mar 17, 2001
  6. Rocket River

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    Oily

    don't hate on Johnny . . he's good
    [he was not the lead on this anyway]

    The idea of Justice in america
    is just BS these days

    Our law . . whether they cops, judges or IRS
    only pick on those that cannot fight back
    The poor . . .

    If you rich . .they know they have a REAL
    fight on their hands and they lose more than
    they win . . . becuase a GOOD lawyer can
    get away with sh*T the PD cannot etc. . .
    Is paid to fight to the bloody end. ..

    Better to fight a cowardly, weak lion than a
    rat that will not go alive

    Only what the rich get got is when they
    just OVERLY OBVIOUSLY guilty and that is
    not always a Guaranteed

    Rocket River
    Justice for all . . .just MORE JUSTICE FOR SOME



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  7. mr_oily

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    You're right RR, I'm just hatin' on Fluff Daddy! Dawg-gone it!


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    #7 mr_oily, Mar 17, 2001
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    Actually the police didn't have ANY evidence, they just assumed he was part of what was going on. This is one of those times where it wasn't money that got him off, it was just the truth.

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    #8 RocksMillenium, Mar 18, 2001
  9. Rocket River

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    Not Truth . . . If he did not have the money
    he would not have gotten any justice
    If he was just another poor broke brother
    he would have been RAMRODDED through the system
    and would be serving 10~15

    Rocket River


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    #9 Rocket River, Mar 19, 2001
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  11. Rocket River

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    That If they got money . . . the burden of proof
    is higher. . . i think they have that one down
    what gets me is . . .9 times out of 10
    Celebs don't even have to show up for court.

    Rocket River




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    #11 Rocket River, Mar 20, 2001
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