MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A jury found Hernandez Govan not guilty on all charges related to the murder of Young Dolph.

The trial lasted four days, starting Monday and ending with the jury's verdict on Thursday. Testimony and closing argument concluded Wednesday, leading to 96 minutes of jury deliberation before pausing for the night and resuming Thursday morning. The jury deliberated for two hours and 45 minutes before clearing Govan of charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.

The state called eight witnesses, including Young Dolph's sister, his head of security, confessed killer Cornelius Smith, Smith's girlfriend, the lead investigator of the case, and two men who worked with MPD as digital investigators at the time of the murder.

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