Rapper A$AP Rocky's trial for allegedly firing a gun at a former friend in 2021 is set to begin in Los Angeles with jury selection. He faces a potential sentence of up to 24 years if convicted.
Trial is set to begin with jury selection in a Los Angeles court for rapper A$AP Rocky, who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend in Hollywood in 2021FILE - A$AP Rocky, left, and Rihanna attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on Sept. 13, 2021. who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend and could get a decades-long prison sentence if convicted., and the two have two toddler sons together.
But his life could be upended with a conviction that could lead to a sentence of up to 24 years if jurors find him guilty of shooting at his former firend in Hollywood in 2021. Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold said he intends to seat a jury quickly, and is keeping strict limits on how long attorneys can question prospective jurors.
“I will let the jurors know that regardless of who a defendant is, whether they’re the richest person in the world or the poorest person, everybody is to be treated the same,” he said at a pretrial hearing. Opening statements could come Wednesday. Arnold is allowing media cameras in court for the entire trial after a jury is selected.for allegedly firing a gun at Terell Ephron, a childhood friend who testified that their relationship had soured and a feud came to a head on the night of Nov. 6, 2021. Ephron testified that bullets grazed his knuckles.
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