A$AP Rocky assault trial quickly heads to opening statements as a jury is seated

Opening statements on the Los Angeles trial of the 36-year-old hip-hop famous person and style maven will doubtless start Friday after the 12 jurors have been chosen. 4 alternates nonetheless should be chosen.

Rocky turned down a prosecution plea supply of 180 days in jail to danger years in jail if the jurors discover him responsible of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He has pleaded not responsible and his lawyer says he dedicated no crime.

He opted as a substitute to danger trial on two counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, costs that with conviction carry a penalty of as much as 24 years in jail.

It took the 2 sides 2 half of days to choose the jurors from a pool of greater than 100 candidates who packed right into a downtown LA courtroom. Many have been excused for trigger, others despatched away by one of many two sides. Every had 10 jurors they might excuse with out a motive. The protection used seven of their challenges, the prosecution simply two.

One man questioned Thursday works as a civilian with the Los Angeles Police Division and has in depth ties to regulation enforcement together with a cousin who was on the case’s witness listing however will not be anticipated to be referred to as.

After the decide declined to dismiss him for trigger, Rocky’s lawyer Joe Tacopina took him off the jury.

“Right here’s a shocker, we’re going to thank and excuse juror quantity 27.”

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