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Ray Lewis III has passed

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SWFLHurricane said:
Was charged with, Obstruction of Justice, Supposedly hid bloody clothes...
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In an effort to break up the fight, Ray got his group into their limo. It was not until they were in the limo that Ray and others learned that the 2 assailants (names escape me) were not just punching but actually stabbing. They were armed with these little knives that you carry between your fingers and are meant to be used by making a fist. From the outside it looks like the assailant is punching the victim, which they were. What can’t be seen, especially at 2am, is that a small blade is protruding between the index and middle finger. Even the victims did not know at first that they were being stabbed.

In the limo was a fairly big group and they all learned what happened from the assailants. The assailants also had blood on them and their clothes, and threw the clothes away. Ray was not ”in charge” so he was not making the decisions about what to do with the clothes. But in a statement to police very early in the investigation (never should have spoken, bad legal advice from a friend of mine who was not a criminal defense specialist), he denied having any knowledge of bloody clothes. Evidence came out during the pre-trial investigation and at trial from other witnesses in the limo that the assailants had disposed of their bloody clothes in a dumpster (or something like a dumpster).

When Ray was offered a plea deal, he had to plead to some crime or continue with the trial. In retrospect he made a mistake taking the deal but we can all understand taking a misdemeanor obstruction charge instead of taking a chance with a jury and a mandatory life sentence. Anyway, the parties settled upon the misdemeanor obstruction charge. It was discussed with the NFL prior to the plea so Ray knew he would still be able to play but would pay a substantial fine.

Ray testified at trial against the assailants and was the BEST witness the Govt had, but by that time his credibility with the jury was shot because the prosecution spent months attacking him. So the killers were found not guilty.

The correct way to prosecute that case would have been to offer Ray the misdemeanor plea well before trial for the clothes. Make him a witness early on and the 2 assailants would have been convicted. But the then DA of Fulton County, Paul Howard, wanted to prosecute a celebrity. And the then Mayor of Atlanta, now better known as felon Bill Campbell, made a public statement within 48 hours of the murders that they would go after Ray Lewis.

It was a textbook example of how not to prosecute a case. Instead of letting the evidence dictate the prosecution, a decision was made to go after a specific person and then a prosecution had to be built focusing on the wrong person. 2 killers were found not guilty because of this incompetence and arrogance.

Feel free to ask specific questions, but now I am tired.
 
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RIP Ray Lewis III. 28 is just too young. Idk what was going on in the yong man’s life, nor do i claim to know the pain that he was experiencing (medically or personal). Prayers go out to the entire Lewis family., that they can find strength… and to RL III, that he can find peace.
 
AtlAtty said:
I don’t want to start a big thing because this is about his son, but I was in the Fulton DA’s Office at the time Ray Lewis was prosecuted. it was obvious that Ray had no part in the murders. His mistake was not being honest after the fact about what people in his group did (bigger mistake was for making a statement at all).
But I can tell you with 100% certainly, having seen the actual evidence, that Ray Lewis had no part in the murders and did not even know that what was occurring was anything more than a weaponless, street brawl. In fact all the bystanders thought it was guys punching each other, not a stabbing due to the type of the weapons being surreptitiously used and time of night.

If you ever want exact details, I can fill them in.

See below for details. The flood gates are open
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posts like this really elevate the discourse of the forum. Thank you.

Some people choose to perpetuate false narratives (23 years later) without knowing or pursuing the facts because that narrative serves some pre-existing animus or agenda; absolutely despicable!

I appreciate you setting the record straight.
 
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rsa coral gables said:
i might be alone in saying that i despise Ray Lewis Sr. for many reasons, including the murder of two people in atlanta, but i dont' wish this on anyone and certainly not on Ray Lewis III
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CIS gonna CIS, I love it here but you gotta know when to separate football from what's important. Not talking about the men here that do it for a living of course.
 
rsa coral gables said:
i might be alone in saying that i despise Ray Lewis Sr. for many reasons, including the murder of two people in atlanta, but i dont' wish this on anyone and certainly not on Ray Lewis III
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You really chose to do this?

REALLY????
MAN RIP TO RAY LEWIS III


And bo defending this, you deserve purgatory.
 
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