Meek run through the milll
THE high-profile case of Meek Mill is drag-g ging on after the controversial Philadelphia judge in the matter, Genece Brinkley, said at a tense hearing this week she’ll need more time to rule on whether he gets a new trial. Meek’s legalal grudge team has against argued the that rapper: Brinkley She has sent a personal him to a prison last year for up to four years on a proba-ation violation, but the sentence was tossed inn April after the Philly DA’s office said Meek’s 2007 arresting officer was a bad apple. In 1,500 cases involving the same officer, the defendantss have switched to the same judge, but Brinkleyy kept Meek’s case for herself. Prosecutors and Meek’s team agree that a new trial should be granted, but Brinkley so far won’t budge, sayingg she needs more time. According to court re-ecords, the case looks likely to continue, with thee next venue being Pennsylvania Supreme Court. In an exchange in court this week, Brinkley told one of Meek’s lawyers, Brian J. McMonagle, “My responsibility, because this is my case,e, is to make sure that the record is clear, becausee obviously we know that it’s going to go to an-n other court after here. So . . .” When McMonagle shot back, “‘ Obviously we know that’? You meann you’ve made your mind up?” Brinkley said, “No,o, I haven’t made my mind up.” When Meek’s rep asked, “How else would it go to another court?” the judge said, “It doesn’t matter what I do.”” Outside, Meek addressed a rally of 300 support-t- ers, as the legal battle wages on in Philly.