A panel of Superior court judges agreed with both Meek Mill’s defense attorney as well as the current Philly prosecutor that the rapper deserved a new trial in his gun conviction because the cop who arrested him was dirty and the judge on the case had an axe to grind with him.
Meek wasted no time breaking the big news on his instagram page saying the following:
“As of right now I’m not on probation and I am not a felon anymore,” adding a bunch of praying hands. He went on to say, “today was mega!!!”
TMZ reported the following:
Meek just said, “I’d like to thank the Pennsylvania Superior Court judges for their wisdom and their transparency in reviewing my case, unanimously overturning my conviction and granting me a new trial. The past 11 years have been mentally and emotionally challenging, but I’m ecstatic that justice prevailed.”
He goes on … “This positive outcome wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my family, my attorneys, Jay Z, Desiree Perez, Michael Rubin, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and my supporters who have stood with me through the ups and downs.”
Meek makes it clear, not everyone is this lucky … “Unfortunately, millions of people are dealing with similar issues in our country and don’t have the resources to fight back like I did. We need to continue supporting them. I’m committed to working with my team at the REFORM Alliance to change these outdated laws and fix our broken criminal justice system.”
Hopefully his previous judge will also be FREE from her duties. Congrats Meek!