"Not Sincere": Suge Knight's Appeal For Overturning 28 Year Prison Sentence Denied

Suge Knight's appeal for overturning 28-year prison sentence reportedly got denied by Los Angeles County Judge on the 4th of March, 2025.

The former Death Row Records CEO, Suge Knight, was sentenced to 28 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter of Terry Carter, a former friend of Knight.

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Suge Knight Hit-And-Run Case

On January 29th, 2015, Suge Knight got into an altercation on the sets of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, while it was filming in Los Angeles, from where he was turned away by Dr. Dre taking out a restraining order.

But later, he drove to Tam's Burgers in Compton, California, where he got into a fight with Terry Carter and Cle "Bone" Sloan, a former gang member turned actor, who was working as an adviser for Straight Outta Compton.

During the altercation, Knight was seen throwing punches through the window of his pickup truck, and as he put the vehicle in reverse, he hit both the victims, knocking them to the ground. And, while leaving the scene, one of his truck's tires ran over Carter's head, which resulted in his death, later in the hospital.

Suge surrendered to the police the next day, being arrested under the suspicion of murder, and his bail was set at $2 million. Later, he said that his attorney had said that it was his only option.

"He seen me two times in eight months and told me he went to the court and said he needed help and other attorneys," Suge later explained. "And they told him no. So if somebody stacks the deck against you, to the point where they’re not trying to fight for you, and let you get the attorneys you wish to have, what can you do?”

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Knight Got His Appeal Denied

According to Rolling Stone, on Tuesday, March 4th, Judge Laura F. Priver denied Suge's appeal for his sentence, stating that:

"It is clear that the petitioner was not as isolated or as helpless to act as he wishes this court to believe. He was able to file the writ in a timely manner had he chosen to do so."

His attorney David Kenner, during a conversation with Rolling Stone, said that he did not agree with the decision and stated:

"I find this decision to be shocking and unconscionable. I think the court has grossly erred in the decision it rendered. I think it is legally improper and the court did not follow the law."