James Rosemond who was sentenced to life behind bars for orchestrating the murder of G-Unit's associate Lowell 'Lodi Mac' Fletcher has lost third appeal.
- May 4, 2020
AceShowbiz - Former rap promoter James Rosemond, who ordered the killing of a friend of 50 Cent, lost his appeal to have the conviction overturned on Friday, May 1, 2020.
The fallen hip-hop mogul, also known as Jimmy Henchman, was initially convicted of orchestrating the murder of Lowell "Lodi Mac" Fletcher, an associate of the rap group G-Unit, in 2014 and subsequently sentenced to life behind bars.
According to the New York Post's gossip column Page Six, his lawyer had argued that witnesses against him were only trying to reduce their own sentences, but the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed the claims and agreed that Rosemond was properly convicted of murder-for-hire charges.
While Rosemond's first hearing ended in a mistrial with a hung jury, he was later convicted at his second trial and sentenced to life in prison. However, the judge was later found to have erred on one point, and a third trial was ordered.
That also resulted in a conviction and life sentence, which Rosemond appealed. He was already serving two life sentences for separate drug and gun convictions.
