Musicrooms.net: Remy Ma Found Guilty Of Assault

Remy Ma Found Guilty Of Assault
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CMU on 31 March, 2008
 
As previously reported, Ma, real name Remy Smith, shot a friend outside a club
in July last year after a dispute over money. Her defence argued that the two
women had been struggling with each other when the gun went off by accident, but
the prosecution argued Smith deliberately shot the victim, Makeda Barnes Joseph,
and then sped off leaving the wounded Joseph to fend for herself. Assistant
District Attorney Michael McIntosh told the court that Smith took "every step
you had to take to shoot somebody".
The New York court found Smith guilty yesterday, and she was ordered to stay in
jail until sentencing in next month. She could face up to 25 years in jail for
the charges, though she is expected to get a lesser sentence.