Judge Rejects Meek Mill's Appeal for New Trial

Meek Mill's appeal for a new trial was denied. On Monday, the order of Judge Genece Brinkley indicated that the rapper had "breached his obligation to Fork reports.

Meek Mill's lawyers had requested a new trial based on issues surrounding the rapper's conviction in 2008 on counts of narcotics and firearms and allegations that the arresting officer, Reginald V. Graham, allegedly gave false testimony. Graham was the only government witness at the Meek Mill trial and was part of the search warrant that produced the alleged evidence against the rapper. The officer's name was also listed among the police officers that the district attorney identified as unworthy to testify.

Judge Brinkley is also the judge who sentenced Meek Mill in November to two to four years in prison for violating probation. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner had previously filed motions stating that his office had not opposed the rapper's bail and in April, the prosecutor's office also recommended granting a new bail trial to the rapper. On April 24, the Philadelphia Supreme Court ordered the release of Meek Mill on bail.

In June, the rapper's motion to remove Judge Brinkley from the supervision of his criminal record was dismissed. Meek Mill's legal team filed a petition to be revoked for ethical reasons.

According to Meek Mill, whenever he dropped a new record following the initial conviction, Brinkley would imprison him for a violation or limit his trip. Quest Research and Investigations (QRI), a firm specializing in wrongful conviction investigations, also found that Brinkley, who owned and leased a number of properties in Philadelphia, sued several tenants. "Brinkley's records are suspicious of combinations and wins," said QRI co-founder Luke Brindle-Khym. Rolling stone.

"We are not surprised by Brinkley J.'s ruling today," said Meek Mill's lawyer Joe Tacopina in a statement. Fork. "Despite the District Attorney's Office's agreement on the need for a new trial, and the granting of new trials in other identically located defendants, Justice Brinkley clarified when the hearing of June 18 that she had already decided the case.I believe this miscarriage will be corrected as a result of further review and that the public trust in the & # 39; Judicial impartiality in Pennsylvania will be restored.