A$AP Rocky Felony Assault Trial Nears Verdict After Closing Arguments
Jurors begin deliberations in A$AP Rocky’s assault trial, with emotional family presence and conflicting claims on gun use at the center of the case.
Convictions on both counts could mean up to 24 years in prison.
Jury in A$AP Rocky’s Felony Assault Trial Gets the Case and Will Start Deliberations Next Week
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The case rises and falls with him.
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The prosecution had shown only Rocky’s angry responses to suggest he started the fight.
California court hears tense closing arguments in A$AP Rocky assault trial
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The defense is arguing that Rocky fired blanks from a prop gun on a Hollywood street corner on Nov. 6, 2021, as a warning it to get his former friend Relli to stop attacking another member of the A$AP Mob, a crew of creators the men formed in high school.
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The defense says the gun was a prop that fires only blanks that Rocky took for security months earlier from the set of his music video for “DMB,” which featured Rihanna.
A$AP Rocky trial nearing deliberations as closing arguments are set to finish
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Jurors are expected to begin deliberations on two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm after the defense finishes its closing and prosecutors offer a rebuttal.
A$AP Rocky trial nears deliberations as closing arguments set to finish
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A$AP Rocky trial nears deliberations as closing arguments are set to finish
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Summary
The felony assault trial of A$AP Rocky concluded with closing arguments. Jurors received the case on Friday, expected to deliberate on two counts of assault with a firearm. Prosecutors maintain Rocky fired a real gun at A$AP Relli in 2021, while the defense contends it was a prop gun from a music video shoot. Significant courtroom moments included an emotional family presence, notably Rihanna and their young sons, which the prosecution argued was an attempt to sway jurors. Conviction could lead to a 24-year prison sentence. Jury dynamics intensified amid accusations of dishonesty between attorneys.
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