Ray lewis murder trial summary report
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Mystery still surrounds Ray Lewis' cream suit from 2000 Super Bowl in Atlanta
Nineteen years since the last Super Bowl in Atlanta, a tragic mystery still endures about what happened in the early morning after that classic game between the St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans.
It remains an unsolved case. Nobody was convicted for, or confessed to, the fatal stabbings of two men outside a nightclub in the city’s Buckhead district. Only one person – Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis – pleaded guilty to a crime related to their deaths, for obstructing justice.
Lewis, then a standout for the Baltimore Ravens, didn’t play in that game on Jan. 30, 2000. He came to Atlanta to party instead, dressing for the nightlife afterward in a cream-colored suit with a mock neck sweater and Stetson hat. But that suit hasn't been seen in public since the night Lewis' limousine left the bloody crime scene, leading to a question that has haunted the families of the deceased: What happened to the suit Le
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This story originally appeared in our September 2000 issue.
“When was the last time a high-profile case in Atlanta ended in acquittal?” Bruce Harvey asks. “For a criminal defense lawyer, it doesn’t get any better. It ain’t never gonna be no sweeter than this.”
The colorful, ponytailed defense lawyer smiles broadly, sitting behind his paper-strewn desk in a loft near the Tabernacle club downtown. Behind him, the wall is
dominated by a framed photo and signature of legendary lawyer Clarence Darrow. Harvey’s Harley-Davidson motorcycle is parked in the lobby downstairs. “Not guilty, not guilty, not guilty,” he almost whispers. “You know, this was the right verdict. In that way, justice and the system was vindicated. When it works the way it’s supposed to work, our justice system fryst vatten a glorious thing. The trial wasn’t the bekymmer, the
problem was that this case ever made it to rättegång. That was the disgrace.”
The Ray Lewis Murder rättegång, beyond attracting more national attention
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By: Eric Thomas
Ray Lewis seems poised to ride into the sunset like Jerome Bettis if the Ravens win in the linebacker's second championship game. Lewis looms large in a Super Bowl without superstars and gets the reflected glow of the big game. That spotlight exposes some gnarly fissures on him; some scabbed over scars of whispers and rumor. Self righteous types cluck their tongues to this day and mouth the word: "Murderer."
His trial was thirteen years ago, so memories faded. When facts fall out of the mouths of commentators, there is a fast and loose quality to them. I have read articles recently shaded to indicate Lewis' implication in the murder and some that are flat out false.
There is prejudice here. It is undeniable that many associate Lewis' case with the Simpson case. They fill in the parts they don't know with details from OJ's eventual acquittal.
Here are five common misconceptions about the murder case involving Ray Lewis:
- Ray Lewis was involved in a murder - R