A$AP Rocky
We the Jury Are NOT Black …
12 Jurors Seated for His Assault Trial
Revealed
A$AP Rocky shall be judged by a jury of his friends in his felony assault trial — however none of these friends are Black.
Jury choice in Rocky’s trial for allegedly capturing A$AP Relli simply wrapped up in downtown L.A., and the gender cut up is 7 girls and 5 males. What’s kinda odd, contemplating L.A.’s inhabitants, is there’s not a single Black juror.
Take note, each Rocky and the alleged sufferer are African-American. The jurors are white, Asian and Hispanic. 4 alternate jurors who had been chosen are all girls … and never Black.
For what it is value, Choose Mark Arnold, who’s white, will oversee the trial.
As we first reported, throughout the choice course of potential jurors had been requested — amongst different issues — in the event that they’re followers of Rihanna, with whom Rocky has 2 youngsters.
Whereas Rihanna fandom was a priority, it will seem neither aspect was frightened about race being an element on this case … A$AP Rocky’s attorneys and prosecutors had equal say over which jurors had been picked.
TMZ.com
The trial is ready to start Friday morning, and TMZ shall be following it each step of the way in which. Rocky was charged in 2022 with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. He pled not responsible and was launched on bond.
Keep in mind, Rocky’s playing large time with this trial. Prosecutors supplied him a plea deal that got here with a 180-day county jail sentence, though he would have served a lot lower than that resulting from jail overcrowding. He rejected that deal, and now faces the potential of as much as 24 years in state jail if he is discovered responsible.
