The case is now yours, Los Angeles County Judge Mark.
S Arnold said, telling jurors they could drop off their notes and leave for the holiday weekend.
He said deliberations would begin in earnest Tuesday.
A$AP Rocky listens during closing arguments on Feb. 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA.Allison Dinner - Pool/Getty Images
This is Rockys one day in court.
By your decision, you control his very life in your hands.
Treat it fairly, be fair, do the right thing.
And if the answer is no, you cant trust him in this matter, Tacopina said.
The case rises and falls with him.
Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, is fighting two charges of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
In a final rebuttal, Deputy District Attorney John Lewin said the case was a simple one.
With Mayers partnerRihannawatching from the front row, Lewin repeatedly gestured toward Mayers.
That man decided, You know what?
Im angry, and Im going to show him.
You are not allowed to consider how this might affect Rihanna or his kids, he said.
Youre here to call balls and strikes.
What happens to Rocky is not your responsibility whatsoever.
Relli made clear he wanted a reason to fight Rocky, Tacopina argued Friday.
Their witness lied to them.
He lied to the police and deleted messages.
He destroyed evidence in this case.
Tacopina said that when asked about the recovered messages on the witness stand, Ephron called them fake.
During his testimony, Ephron ultimately admitted he sent the texts to Mayers.
If rocky dont do shit for this boy / funeral ima beat that n- up, the texts read.
Thats perjury, Tacopina said.
Thats a crime by the way, perjury.
… His oath to tell the truth means nothing to that man, absolutely nothing.
The lawyer asked why prosecutors didnt bring Shelton in to corroborate the claim.
Stop calling my manager and call police if I shot @ u u weirdo.
Tacopina said the text exonerated his client.
What kind of person tells someone to go to police if they know they committed a crime?
The attorney said Ephron lied over and over on the stand and couldnt be trusted.
I dont give a fuck about no police.
Tacopina called it textbook extortion.
After the alleged shooting, Mr. Ephron was absolutely focused on himself, he said.
It didnt matter, he argued.
Remember how that all played out here when considering his credibility, Tacopina said.
Thered be no reason to lie about that unless he had to cover up something.
For his part, Lewin scoffed at the suggestion Ephron saved casings from the gun range.
The idea that Relli is somehow Nostradamus?
he asked with a laugh.
Hes carrying around 9 mm casings just in case the defendant assaults him?
Lewin said Ephrons inconsistencies and combative demeanor on the stand were irrelevant.
Relli, in a lot of ways, was a very problematic victim.
Hes not very sympathetic.
Legally it doesnt work.
Lewin accused Tacopina of being unethical when he argued prosecutors had accepted Ephrons alleged perjury.
The dispute devolved into ad hominem attacks from there, leading Judge Arnold to yell, Stop it!
as deputies cleared the courtroom.
Mayers declined to testify in his own defense.
His star witness was Phillips.
He said when the alleged prop gun first appeared, Ephron taunted Mayers, Shoot that fake-ass gun.
Under oath, Phillips testified that Ephron was the initial aggressor when they all met up outside the hotel.
He said Mayers tried to walk away, but Ephron pursued them.
He needs to be treated like you would treat any other person, Lewin said.
In the end, thats all hes entitled to.
He doesnt get to be the big celebrity in a jury trial.
hes a defendant like anybody else.
