Officials in California have postponed a parole board hearing to decide whether jailed rap mogul and Deathrow Records founder Marion 'Suge' Knight should go back to prison for allegedly associating with gang members. He has been in jail since 23 Dec for allegedly associated with key gang members, a violation of a past sentence for assault and federal weapons violations.
The hearing, due to take place last Tuesday, was delayed so the California Board of Prison Terms could discuss whether to honour Knight's request of having legal representation at the review. According to Californian law it is not an automatic right for people in Knight's position to have an attorney present at a probation hearing, though requests for legal representation are considered on a case by case basis.
Knight's attorney David Z Chesnoff will claim that Knight's contact with gang members occurred during social events that his client attended in his capacity as a record label boss.