: NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for Grammy-nominated rapper Remy Ma conceded Monday that his client shot a friend she suspected of stealing $3,000 from her but argued that the shooting was an accident, a claim the prosecutor disputed.
Defense lawyer Ivan Fisher said Remy Ma, whose real name is Remy Smith, got into Makeda Barnes Joseph's car after a party at a Manhattan nightclub on July 14, 2007, and demanded she dump her purse's contents. He said Joseph refused and struggled with the 26-year-old rapper over the bag.
Their hands hit the car's rearview mirror during the tussle, and the gun went off, Fisher said.
"There is no other explanation for why Remy Smith would have chosen that unique moment in time to shoot her," he said.
Joseph was shot in the abdomen. She testified that she underwent three surgeries during a three-week hospital stay after the shooting.
Fisher said Smith had good reason to believe Joseph had taken the $3,000. He cited the victim's own testimony that she had reached into Smith's purse without consulting her to answer a call on the rapper's cell phone.
Assistant District Attorney Michael McIntosh defined an accident as "an unforeseen occurrence," and he told the jury, "That's not what happened here."
The prosecutor, saying the only real dispute is whether the shooting was accidental, told jurors, "Ms. Smith took an illegal .45-caliber automatic and loaded it with hollow-point bullets and got into Ms. Joseph's car."
Adding that Smith used both hands to cock the weapon as she got in, McIntosh said, "She took every step you had to take to shoot somebody."
The prosecutor said Smith, after shooting Joseph, did not check their bodies for wounds, call for medical help or take Joseph to a hospital.
"Instead, she ran," McIntosh said. "The reason she ran was because she knew what happened in the car. Your friend is shot. Do you run or do you call 911?"
The prosecutor said Smith jumped into her $70,000 sport utility vehicle and sped away. He said she slammed the SUV into a parked car a few blocks away, abandoned it and made her way to a friend's apartment in Harlem.
The gun that shot Joseph was never found.
The rapper is on trial in Manhattan's state Supreme Court on first-degree assault and other charges related to the shooting. She faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
Remy Ma was nominated for a Grammy as part of the Terror Squad for the 2004 hit "Lean Back." She also has appeared on recordings with Busta Rhymes and Eminem.
Jury deliberations on the rapper's fate were expected to begin Tuesday.
Is it just me or are all female rappers spanding time behind bars. kim, foxy, remy, da brat? these girls are worst than the guys.
and for yall who are saying that the lawyer is dumb. he isnt. he knows that she did it and will be convicted. he is trying to get her the least amount of time possible.
1. she may have residue on her hands.
2 people know that the two had beef a few minutes earlier
3. she crashed and left her vehicle.
4. fingerprints all over the girls car.
5. the biggest is that the girl lived and is testifying against Remy Ma!
yall are stupid to think that her attorney dont know what he is doing.
he trying to get her 3 years instead of 25
Remy aint gonna make it..They are gonna fry her like a piece of chicken
This crime took place in Downtown manhattan..
with a jury pool primarily of white people...
can you say prison sentence of up to 15 years..
she should have done that ish in the bronx maybe then she would have feared better..but those white folks don't give a damn about no ghetto trash named remy ma
I'm not convinced that she meant to shoot her. Remy wanted to scare her because $3,000 was missing. Obviously, Remy left because she didn't want to go to jail. She panicked. There is no way that her attorney could have said it wasn't her or she didn't shoot. If all of this went down in front of a club, witnesses would be easy to find. Remy is at fault, because she shot her (accident or not). She is going to face some time probably less than 1 year.
that goofy bitch is going to jail! First of all, WHY would u leave your purse unattended with 3 stacks in it? Secondly, as a woman, WHY would u threaten your "friend" with a gun? (Hanging around too many dudes got chicks thinking they gangstas) and lastly, IF u are gangsta...WHY DID U RUN AND CRASH YOUR SUV?! Pretenders are some funny people...
She needs to be put away. 1st for being a fake azz gangsta chick. 2. for gettin up there lying and shyt and dont even have a good lie and 3. for wearing them tacky ass wigs. Remy get it together you meant to shoot ole girl. If that was your friend and you shot her accidentally then you should make sure ya girl is ok by taking her to the hospital or even trying to help her in any way. then you get on the stand wit ya fakeness and lie bytch if you gangsta like you claim to be you either ride with ya lie or take the L you gonna get when they lock ya ass up! but you cant even do that cause your lie just dont make sense you dumb ass! How can you say it was an accident if you never even turned the gun in, it's obvious that your hiding it. Well that's what you get when you take the law into your own hands over 3,000 dollars. was she really that pressed for 3,000. c'mon you didnt realize that you had way more to loose that 3,000 when you shot ya friend. It's just stupid to me.
WHETHER HE ADMITTED IT OR NOT THE LADY WHO GOT SHOT TESTIFIED THAT REMY SHOT HER AND THEY GOT MAD WITNESSES SUPPORTING THAT. I DONT CARE IF SHE STOLE $10,000 SHE DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO SHOOT HER. YEAH I WOULD BEAT HER ASS BUT IM NOT GONNA SHOOT HER. REMY DUMB AND SHE WILL BE CONVICTED AND SENT TO JAIL JUST FOR BEING STUPID. SHE DID NOT THINK ABOUT HER SON'S FUTURE OR ANYTHING ELSE WHEN SHE DID THIS, HER DUMB ASS JUST WANTED STREEY CRED AND NOW SHE GOT IT SO I HOPE SHE ENJOY IT WHEN SHE'S IN JAIL AND SOMEBODY ELSE IS RAISING HER SON, DUMB BITCH
Dat's what happens when da checks stop coming...You go n shoot ur friend ova 3stacks. This tranny is thru,it's ova for her.I think it's only a matter of time,but she's goin to have to serve something on this bid.That was just stupid,stupid,stupid n i don't feel sorry for her wack weave wearin ass.These celebrities think they r abouve the law,it's time they start payin for their actions...
There were only two people in the car. This fact has already been entered in as factual testimony. Remy produced a firearm also entered in as factual testimony. What do you want Remy’s attorney to say, that the victim pulled the the gun out of Remy’s hand and attempted to commit suicide. The defense attorney is trying to establish that Remy had no intent to shot the victim. Intent is very important when it comes to violent crime in the judicial system. Accidents however implies no intent, witch can allow for a lesser charge or guideline reduction when it finally go’s to the jury. Her attorney can only do so much. Its hard to believe that some of you people live in America
IM A MOVIE PRODUCER & HAD A GUN CHARGE IN NY, THEY DONT PLAY!!! I WAS FACING 3 TO 7 YEARS FOR MY OWN GUN, WHICH I CONTACTED NY POLICE DEPT. TO CLEAR BEFORE I EVEN CAME INTO THE STATE.
I DID A FAA DECLARATIONS, THAY LET ME COME IN NO PROB, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO RETURN TO THE WEST COAST THEY ARREATED ME & HIT ME WITH A FELON GUN CHARGE.
I HAD LTRS. FROM GOVERNORS, MAYORS, 2 SENITORS, AND SOLVERGN OF A.A.S.R. AND THEY STILL WANTED TO SEND ME AWAY!
THANK GOD FOR SAINTS WHO WERE PRAYING FOR ME!!!! FINALLY WHEN THE GRAND JURY LEARNED WHAT REALLY HAPPENED, THEY REFUSED TO CHARGE ME, AND ORDERED THE CASE BE KICKED OUT!
IT DONT LOOK GOOD 4 HER!!! HOPE SHE GOT PEOPLE PRAYING!!!
DIDNT HER ALBUM SELL LIKE NO MILLION COPIES!LOL! THAT BALL HEAD WACK RAPPIN A$$ B!TCH NEED TO GO TO JAIL! B!TCH U AINT HARD! OVER 3 G'S THAT'S PETTY! I MEAN WHO LIKES THIS B!TCH? WHO BUYS HER SH!T? I'D HAVE EVERY DIME THAT H0E HAS,HER UGLY A$$ MAMA'S MONEY,HER STANKIN GAY A$$ GRANNY AND ERYBODY IN HER DUSTY A$$ FAMILY! DAT'S WHY LADY LUCK ATE DAT AZZ UP! LOL
You do more time for lying. Her defense is prolly trying to cop a deal. Why they haven't done so already is a mystery. The only dispute is whether she popped a cap in her friend on purpose or by accident.
She prolly meant to intimidate her friend and got carried away. Guns are nothing to play with kiddies. She could have been up for murder.
@sharies12
YOU SAID SHE PROBABLY WONT DO TIME BECAUSE "MONEY TALKS"....
I THINK YOU MISSED SOMETHING, SHE AINT GOT NO MONEY!!! THAT'S WHY SHE SHOOTIN HER FRIENDS OVER $3000!!!
SHE COULDN'T EVEN PUT UP HER OWN BAIL!!
UNLESS YOU THINK $3000 CAN BUY OFF THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE NY ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE OF ANDREW CUOMO, WHO REGULATES AND OVERSEES ALL STATE AND LOCAL COURTS.....SHE GOING TO JAIL MA MA
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