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Rev. Al Sharpton Decries Reported Lack of Black Jurors for A$AP Rocky Gun Trial: ‘It Is Absolutely Ridiculous’

Rev. Al Sharpton decried a reported lack of Black jurors in the upcoming A$AP Rocky felony gun trial, claiming that only a handful are in the mix.

Al Sharpton has criticized the potential jury pool for rapper A$AP Rocky ‘s upcoming gun trial, saying that from what he has been told it lacks diversity. Rocky has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm and earlier this week the Harlem native rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors that would have had him plead guilty to one felony count of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in exchange for a six-month jail stint along with three years of probation and a seven-year suspended sentence. This week, Rocky’s lawyer appeared to preview his strategy for the trial when he revealed a defense argument that his client was holding a prop “stater pistol,” which he said can clearly be seen on security camera footage from that night.

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