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    Chris Darden got death threats during Nipsey Hussle case; they come with the territory

    by Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times May 22, 2019 6 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - The threatening phone calls to Chris Darden's law office began almost immediately. The messages on Instagram and Facebook trickled in soon after, some from anonymous accounts.

    One caller left a voicemail, Darden recalled, saying he hoped someone would walk up behind the attorney and shoot him in the head.

    "And I'm a shooter," the voice said.

    The drama was triggered by something Darden has done quietly for years: appear in court to defend someone charged with murder.

    This time, though, the defendant was Eric Holder, the man accused of gunning down the influential rapper and civic hero Nipsey Hussle in an attack that reverberated far beyond his South Los Angeles neighborhood. The nasty messages, which appeared to come from as far away as Alabama and Idaho, continued for a month, until Darden withdrew from the case earlier this month, he said.

    "When I face criticism, I usually

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