Jury deliberations for the murder trial of an Oakland pimp accused of killing a San Leandro woman in an East Oakland motel room in July 2012 began Tuesday, according to the Contra Costa Times.
Andre Moncrease Jr., of Oakland, is being accused of fatally shooting Tianna Leiu, a 19-year-old prostitute, at the Starlite Motel on 1000 MacArthur Boulevard.
Alameda County prosecutor Laura Passaglia says that Moncrease was angry over Leui challenging his authority as a pimp.Â
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Although Leui didn’t want to work as Moncrease’s prostitute anymore, he has no motivation to kill her, argued Defense attorney James Giller.
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