Meek Mill has been granted a new hearing at an appellate court in Philadelphia on July 16, according to his lawyer. The rapper is advocating to have a 2008 conviction on drug and gun charges overturned.
The rapper has been granted a new hearing at an appellate court in Philadelphia on July 16, according to his lawyer. Mill is advocating to have a 2008 conviction on drug and gun charges overturned. "We're looking forward to the oral argument before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and to, hopefully, having Meek's conviction vacated," Meek's Lawyer Jordan Siev told CNN in a statement on Tuesday.
Read MoreHis attorneys have argued there were credibility issues with a police officer who testified in that case. The officer, Reginald Graham, was on a"secret list" kept by the Philadelphia District Attorney's office that named police officers with poor or untrustworthy reputations. The case has sparked calls for justice reform.
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