ASAP Rocky Assault Trial: Prosecutors Allegedly Told Family He Should’ve Taken Plea Deal
What to Know About ASAP Rocky’s Assault 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$AP Rocky assault trial heads to opening statements as a jury is seated
A jury of five men and seven women has been seated for the trial of rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend.
The outlet claims Rocky’s plea deal consisted of three years of probation, a seven-year suspended prison sentence, and 180 days served in county jail, if plead guilty to one count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. Instead, Rocky wants to present his defense.
Rakim Mayers, better known as the rapper ASAP Rocky, will headline the Rolling Loud festival and serve as a chair of the Met Gala this year — as long as he dodges a conviction at his trial for a 2021 Hollywood shooting.
ASAP Rocky appeared at a Los Angeles courthouse on Tuesday (Jan. 21) as jury selection began in his criminal assault trial. The 35-year-old artist, born Rakim Mayers, is facing two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm stemming from an alleged altercation in Nov. 2021.
Rocky was spotted heading to the Superior Court of Los Angeles yesterday. The "Sundress" rapper sported a pair of classic derby shoes. The silhouette is not unlike Rocky's favorite Bottega Veneta Strut derby shoes,
A$AP Rocky's felony assault trial for allegedly shooting his former friend A$AP Relli begins on January 21 in Los Angeles.
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Jury seated in ASAP Rocky assault trialA jury of five men and seven women was seated on Thursday at the trial of rapper ASAP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend in
The jury for the rapper's impending assault trial was set after the three-day selection process concluded on Thursday (January 23).
Rev. Al Sharpton is raising concerns about the lack of Black jurors in A$AP Rocky's upcoming trial for assault with a semiautomatic firearm.
A judge said he expects a jury will be chosen at the trial of A$AP Rocky on Thursday, while lawyers for the hip-hop star are protesting the dearth of Black candidates for the panel. Nearly one hundred potential jurors will pack into the Los Angeles courtroom for a third long day of questioning at the trial,
Al Sharpton criticized the jury pool for A$AP Rocky's trial in Los Angeles, stating that out of 106 prospective jurors, only
Los Angeles prosecutors have resumed questioning of potential jurors, focusing on their attitudes towards police and celebrities.
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