Rose's lawyer asks judge for mistrial in rape case
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A lawyer for Derrick Rose asked a judge to declare a mistrial in a lawsuit that accuses the NBA star and two friends of raping his ex-girlfriend while she was incapacitated.
Attorney Mark Baute complained Friday in Los Angeles federal court that the woman who filed suit had failed to turn over a profane text message from the morning of the alleged incident in 2013.
The text was part of a longer exchange the woman sent Rose after she said she blacked out from drinking and possibly from a drug.
Rose testified that he believes he did nothing wrong. He says he interpreted the ex-girlfriend's text messages earlier in the day as consent to have sex with her later that night.
The judge says he'll consider the mistrial issue Tuesday when the Knicks point guard is expected back on the stand after a preseason game Monday in New York.
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