Suge Knight wants the murder charges against him dropped, his lawyer has said.

The former rap music mogul’s attorney Matt Fletcher argued that the case should be dismissed because one of the men he allegedly ran over earlier this year didn’t identify him in court.

Suge Knight in court over murder case
Suge Knight is back in the dock (Kevork Djansezian/AP)

Deputy District Attorney Cynthia Barnes wrote in a brief filed before today’s (May 29) hearing that the witness identified Knight in an earlier interview with police.

Barnes’ filing also states other evidence presented during the hearing supports the murder, attempted murder and hit-and-run charges filed against the Death Row Records founder.

The fast food restaurant where the accident occurred (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
The fast food restaurant where the incident occurred (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

The 50-year-old record producer, full name Marion ‘Suge’ Knight, is charged with running over two men, killing one, outside a Compton burger stand in January.

He has pleaded not guilty, and Fletcher has said his client was fleeing an ambush.