After a longstanding legal war and five months behind bars, Meek Mill is officially a free man. But, his legal issues are far from over.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered the lower court to immediately issue an order releasing the rapper on unsecured bail with the same conditions. The move came after months of legal back and forth, a slew of appeals and claims of bias and misconduct against the presiding judge, Genece Brinkley after she sentenced Meek to 2-4 years in prison for probation violation.
Meek’s sentencing caused widespread outrage after the rapper’s legal team accused the judge of holding a grudge against him for passing up the opportunity to switch management and shout her out in a song. But, the judge refused to back down, ignoring allegations of corruption at the hands of the initial arresting officer and suggestions from the city’s District Attorney.
However, after five months, with support from the city’s Governor, his own probation officer, as well as the entire city of Brotherly love, Meek Mill was eventually released. But, he is not free of Brinkley’s alleged bias just yet.
According to TMZ, the judge says she will not remove herself from the rapper’s drug and weapons case, despite the Supreme Court’s invitation to do so. Instead, Brinkley has decided to stay on the case and continue to give Meek a fair shot, so says her lawyer.
Although the Supreme Court overruled her decision and released Meek until his next hearing, which will determine if his original conviction will be tossed over the testimony of a corrupt cop, she doesn’t believe the court “repudiated her ruling” in any way.
But, regardless of the growing support for Meek Mill, Brinkley is determined to bring justice to the case, even if it means ruling against the rapper. According to her lawyer, despite the corrupt testimony, there were other cops who testified on the case, and if their testimony has not been compromised there is a chance that she will not overturn the conviction.
