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Mar 27, 2019 · In 1993, Snoop Dogg, aka Calvin Broadus, aka Snoop, aka The D-O-double G was charged with first-degree murder after a member of a rival gang was shot and killed by Snoop's bodyguard, McKinley Lee, aka Malik, who fired the shot while in the then 21-year-old rapper's vehicle.
Jan 24, 2022 · Snoop Dogg used to rap about murder all the time, but he actually once stood trial for murder. Here's the story of the incident, and his acquittal.
Feb 21, 1996 · LOS ANGELES, FEB. 20 -- A jury acquitted rap star Snoop Doggy Dogg and his former bodyguard McKinley Lee of murder and assault in the 1993 shooting of a gang member today, but continued to...
Nov 3, 2023 · In 1996, a jury voted 9-3 in favor of acquittal. Snoop Dogg is a household name. But in 1994, Snoop had yet to beat a murder rap after being accused of taking part in the drive-by shooting of a gang member.
Date of Trial: November 27, 1995-February 21, 1996. Verdict: Not guilty of murder, assault, and accessory charges; mistrial on voluntary manslaughter charges. SIGNIFICANCE: The arrest of Calvin Broadus a.k.a. Snoop Doggy Dogg for murder coincided with his ascendancy as the most popular rap music star in the United States.
Feb 21, 1996 · Snoop Doggy Dogg, one of the nation’s preeminent rap artists, was acquitted along with his bodyguard Tuesday of first- and second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of a gang member at a...
Feb 7, 2021 · 2 min read. In 1993, Snoop Dogg, birth name Calvin Broadus, was taken to court following the death of Philip Woldemariam, an Ethiopian immigrant. To this day, there’s still some confusion about...
