Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in a trial against A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend and could get a decades-long prison sentence if convicted. The 36-year-old has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm,
Nearly a hundred jurors will pack back into a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday with the possibility that they’ll serve on the three-week trial.
The rapper rejected a plea deal and will stand trial on two counts of felony assault stemming from a 2021 shooting in Hollywood.
A judge said he expects a jury will be chosen at the trial of A$AP Rocky on Thursday, while lawyers for the hip-hop star are protesting the dearth of black candidates for the panel. Nearly 100 potential jurors will pack into the Los Angeles courtroom for a third long day of questioning at the trial,
Jury selection began Tuesday after the 36-year-old Rocky, whose legal name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers, turned down a deal offering 180 days in jail, a seven-year suspended sentence, and three years probation if he would plead guilty to one of the two counts.
Dozens of jurors will return to a Los Angeles courtroom for the possibility of serving on the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend
Prosecutors were not exactly thrilled with ASAP Rocky’s legal team introducing a prop gun as the centerpiece of his defense strategy. On Wednesday (Jan. 22), Meghann Cuniff shared that the opening counsel called it a “straight ambush.
Rapper A$AP Rocky has turned down a plea deal in the A$AP Relli firearm assault case and will continue to trial following jury selection. Rolling Stone’s Nancy Dillon confirmed the news from the Los Angeles courtroom as the jury selection for the case began on Tuesday.
Los Angeles prosecutors have resumed questioning of potential jurors, focusing on their attitudes towards police and celebrities.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in a trial against A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend and could get a decades ...
Nearly 100 jurors will pack into a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday with the possibility they’ll serve on the three-week trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend.