The 2000 50 Cent shooting will not be mentioned in the Murder Inc trial from this point on, OK? Of course, Judge Edward Korman said as much last week, but nevertheless he allowed prosecution lawyers in the case to raise the shooting on a number of occasions earlier this week as they tried to prove that Murder Inc bosses Irv and Chris Lorenzo "Gotti" laundered drug money through the record label for the infamous Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff.
The 50 Cent incident is crucial to the case, the prosecution argue, because McGriff arranged the shooting as a thank you for Irv Lorenzo, who was angry that Fiddy had dissed him in a rap. That proved the close relationship between McGriff and the Lorenzos. But Korman yesterday again agreed with the Lorenzos' defence team that the shooting is not relevant to this case, this time banning the prosecution from even mentioning it in the presence of a jury.
That decision began what was reportedly a bad day all round for the prosecution. Next up prosecutor Carolyn Pokorny began a testimony to prove Chris Lorenzo's gambling problems, but word is those proceedings proved inconclusive. Then Judge Korman told the prosecution they couldn't submit lyrics from Murder Inc rapper Ja Rule that made references to drug dealing, or letters between McGriff and a man called Gerald 'Prince' Miller which were found on Chris Lorenzo's desk during a raid of the Murder Inc offices. McGriff associate Miller is relevant to the prosecution because once, while serving time in a federal prison, he reportedly stabbed another inmate who had made reckless remarks about key Murder Inc players. However Korman ruled the letters could not be shown to the jury in this case.
Pokorny seemingly remained upbeat despite the setbacks, telling the court she thought the prosecution would only require one more day to present their case after everyone returns from the thanksgiving break next Monday. However, the defendants likewise seemed confident things were going their way, with Chris Lorenzo reportedly turning towards his family with both thumbs raised in the air as the day's proceedings reached their conclusion.