LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork) — A judge has refused to declare a mistrial or dismiss the rape lawsuit against Knicks star Derrick Rose and two of his friends.
Los Angeles U.S. District Court Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald made the ruling Wednesday after Rose’s lawyers argued that the accuser’s legal team withheld three text messages helpful to their case.
Fitzgerald said the accuser’s legal team had failed in their obligation to share material with the defense. But the judge said the lapse doesn’t rise to the level requiring dismissal of the case or mistrial.