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March 27, 2019. "Murder was the case." 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.
Snoop and Lee were acquitted February 20, 1996, after a 24-month trial. Following the acquittal, Snoop made a conscious effort to minimize the theme of gang-related death from his lyrics, which had regularly featured in his bars to that point, and later explained how his change in subject matter bothered his fanbase, but that he was comfortable ...
Snoop Doggy Dogg Trial: 1995-96 Defendants: Calvin Broadus, McKinley LeeCrimes Charged: Murder, voluntary manslaughter, conspiracy to commit assault; accessory to murder after the fact (Broadus)Chief Defense Lawyers: Broadus: David Kenner, Marcia Morrissey; Lee: Donald Re Chief Prosecutors: Edward Nison, Robert GraceJudge: Paul G. Source for information on Snoop Doggy Dogg Trial: 1995-96 ...
The Truth About Snoop Dogg's Murder Trial. Thanks to Hasbro's acquisition of Death Row Records, future generations may recognize Snoop Dogg as the voice of My Little Snoop Pony, the wholesome horse who raps about Beyond Sausage donut sandwiches in Dunkin' Donuts ads. But in the 1990s, many people considered him the menacing face of hip-hop.
Feb. 21, 1996 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Snoop Doggy Dogg, one of the nation’s preeminent rap artists, was acquitted along with his bodyguard Tuesday of first- and second-degree murder ...
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 ...
Snoop Dogg. Snoop Dogg faced a year of reckoning in 1996 when he was acquitted of murder, three years after he and his bodyguard were charged in connection with the death of rival gang member ...
