Notorious B.I.G's murder came to court on Tuesday, eight years after a series of shootings and assaults between East and West Coast rap record labels. The jury has to decide if Officer David Mack of the Los Angeles Police Department was a corrupted cop who planned Notorious B.I.G's murder.

"This is a circumstantial evidence case," plaintiffs' lawyer Robert Frank told the six-man, three-woman jury. "If you look at all the facts of this case, more probably than not, David Mack was involved in this murder and used the tools of the trade to carry it out."

Notorious B.I.G, who's real name is Christopher Wallace, as well as Biggie Smalls, was killed March 9, 1997 in his vehicle, after a music industry party at the Petersen Automotive Museum in the Mid-Wilshire district.

The lawyer Robert Frank also said that there were lots of persons who wanted to see Wallace dead and some witnesses could be fearful "because the people with motive to kill Wallace are incredibly violent people."