One in every of XXXTentacion‘s killers cites his lack of ability to deliver up proof involving Drake within the enchantment of his homicide conviction.
Dedrick Williams Cites Drake Proof in Enchantment Transient
On Nov. 29, convicted XXXTentacion killer Dedrick Williams’ trial legal professional Mauricio Padilla appeared on Legislation&Crime Community to debate Williams’ just lately filed enchantment temporary. Through the interview, which may be seen beneath, Padilla expounds on Williams’ complaints, which concerned proof about Drake’s potential involvement not being allowed throughout trial.
“In December of 2020, I filed a witness record,” Padilla says across the five-mintue timestamp of the video beneath. “The state’s response to that was to file a movement saying ‘We wish the court docket to strike all of his witnesses.’ That is nothing one thing that is authorized or you are able to do. You need to itemize what you need stricken.”
“Previous to [XXXTentacion] being murdered, he posted on Instagram, ‘If anyone kills me, I am snitching proper now. It is [Drake].'” Padilla continued. “I am paraphrasing however one thing to that impact…I specified by excessive element all of my protection witness record, which included many rappers. On the finish of the day, the sufferer on this case was a rapper. He had ongoing public feuds with not solely Drake however rappers who’re signed to OVO or associated to Drake in a roundabout way.”
Padilla says Williams’ enchantment legal professionals aren’t particularly arguing that Drake pulled the set off however that the trial was unfair because of the proof not being allowed.
“A defendant has each proper to defend himself and present cheap doubt wherever it could be and to totally examine and articulate to a jury an alternate shooter protection or protection that another person dedicated this crime,” Padilla added. “Am I going to sit down right here and let you know that Drake was holding gun…however the information as they’re said by X’s personal mom is that she knew concerning the beef with Drake.”
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Lawyer Unsuccessfuly Argues Drake’s Attainable Involvement
Final February, Drake was initially ordered to sit down for a deposition for the XXXTentacion homicide trial after Padilla cited XXX’s social media publish about Drake offing him. Nevertheless, Drake’s legal professional Bradford Cohen was capable of efficiently quash the movement and Drizzy didn’t should get entangled.
Dedrick Williams, Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome had been discovered responsible of first-degree homicide and theft in connection to the July of 2018 theft and killing of XXX final March. The trio was sentenced to life in jail final April.
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Take a look at Dedrick Williams’ trial legal professional discussing Williams calling out Drake beneath.