Judge rules Ja Morant acted in self-defense in assault case
In a win for Ja Morant, a Tennessee judge ruled Monday that the Memphis Grizzlies superstar fairly acted in self-defense when he punched a teenager at his home in July 2022, according to a court filing obtained by ESPN. The ruling comes after a December 2023 civil immunity hearing in Memphis, where Morant testified that he “swung first” at Joshua Holloway, then 17, “to protect myself” during an altercation that led to Holloway filing a September 2022 lawsuit accusing Morant of assault.
Source: ESPN
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In Monday’s filing, Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Carol Chumney ruled Morant “enjoys a presumption of civil immunity” under Tennessee’s self-defense immunity statute and that the burden of proof shifts to Holloway and his legal team to prove that Morant didn’t act in self-defense. A trial was scheduled to begin in late April but is expected to be continued to a later date. -via ESPN / April 9, 2024
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