Compton, CA — Rap Mogul, Shug Knight’s lifestyle is very troublesome.  He’s done things that may be acceptable in the African-American Rap Culture but few other places. Personally I'm in no way vouching for Knight's lifestyle or prior conduct.  My interest is only in simple fairness.  Violence seems to relentlessly follow Knight wherever he goes and he’s got numerous bullet scars to prove it.  Last weekend Knight was in the congested parking lot of Tam’s Burgers at Central and Rosecrans Avenues in Compton, CA. Apparently once again violence broke out while Knight was seated in his truck at the drive in.   Knight understandably fled for his life.  In the process Knight apparently ran over his friend Terry Carter killing him and injured another man. Knight was well known to the witnesses present.   Under the circumstances Knight’s flight seemed clearly necessary.  Knight fled to safety and called his lawyer, J...

Ricardo "rico" Medina Jr.  Palmdale, CA —After the totally unnecessary murder arrest and jailing of actor, Ricardo “Rico” Media, Jr. prosecutors have understandably declined criminal charges. Roommate, Joshua Sutter , attacked Medina.   Medina fled from Sutter locking him and a girlfriend in the safety of a bedroom.   In a wild scene like that Jack Nicholson the film, The Shining , Sutter broke down the door and Medina’s display of a sword was not enough to end Sutter’s attack.   Medina’s then justifiably stabbed Sutter. This seemed on its face a classic but unfortunate justifiable homicide based on the information provided by the Sheriff’s spokesman.   Yet, some brain dead excuse for a cop jailed Medina despite a serious lack of evidence. Cops can temporarily hold a potential suspect for investigation and when there is no evidence of a crime they must release him.   If later sufficient evidence is obtained then they can re-arrest their suspe...

Ricardo Medina, Jr.  Palmdale, CA —L.A. County Sheriff’s officers responded to a Saturday 911 call from Ricardo Medina, Jr ., 37 after he reportedly stabbed his roommate.   Deputies entered the home and found Joshua Sutter mortally wounded after being stabbed by a sword allegedly by the actor most famous for playing the Red Mighty Morphing Power Ranger .   A Sheriff’s spokesman said that Sutter was fighting with Medina who with his unidentified girlfriend fled to a bedroom.   The dead man then forced his way into the bedroom when he was mortally wounded. Sutter lived in the home but assuming the sheriff’s department is correct that he stepped up his violence by forcing his way into the safety of the bedroom.   Depending on size or strength disparity use of deadly force to terminate such of an attack was reasonable. Bail for Medina was set at $1million.   Since I specialize in self-defense cases this one is right up my alley.   Should th...