Overview
- The prosecution formally rested on Thursday after calling FBI agents and cooperating witnesses who said Durk directed and financed the August 2022 attack that killed Saviay'a “Lul Pab” Robinson.
- The defense immediately began its case by calling nine witnesses who challenged cooperator accounts, provided alternate explanations for travel and gun possession, and disputed key phone and call details.
- Jurors were told to return Tuesday for closing arguments and were given a tentative schedule that puts jury deliberations likely to start next week.
- Prosecutors paired witness testimony with surveillance video, phone and GPS records, flight bookings, and financial data to link Durk to the plot while the defense attacked cooperator credibility and motives for cooperating.
- A conviction on the federal counts could mean life in prison and the trial has broader legal implications because the court allowed limited use of Durk’s lyrics and media excerpts as evidence.