JUDGE DENIES MEEK MILL A NEW TRIAL
A Philadelphia Judge has denied popular rapper Meek Mill petition for a new trial after the celebrity was convicted in his drug and gun case.
Mill's attorney said they were credibility issues with the police officer who testified in the case 10years ago.
But the Judge handling the case, Genece Brinkley said that Mill didn't meet the proof of questioning the officers credibility.
The rapper was given a two-to-four year prison sentence in 2008 regarding a drug and gun case.
But the decision brought angry reactions from Criminal Justice Reform activists, Who pointed the sentence as a harsh one.
They were surprised why Mill, who hadn't been convicted of a serious crime since 2008, was handed such a lengthy sentence for probation violation.
While a person like Brock Turner, a Stanford University Swimmer, served just three months in jail after he was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.
Mill lawyer had this to say, after their petition for a new trial was denied;
" We are not at all surprised by Judge Brinkley's decision today, Mills lawyer Joe Taropina told News sources in a statement.
" Despite the agreement of the District Attorney Office on the need for a new trial, and the granting of new trials to other identically situated defendants, Judge Brinkley made clear.... She had already decided the matter.
Mill was convicted on drug and gun charges in 2008 after he was arrested for illegally carrying a gun while walking to a corner store.
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