Lil Wayne pleads guilty to weapons charge, faces 1 year in jail
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/oct/23/lil-wayne-pleads-guilty
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Lil Wayne faces one year in jail after pleading guilty to gun possession yesterday. The New Orleans rapper – one of the world's biggest hip-hop acts – reversed his plea after "problematic" DNA evidence was found to be admissible in court.
Until this week Lil Wayne had pleaded not guilty to the charges, but on Tuesday his story changed, after a judge ruled that "miniscule" amounts of DNA found on the gun would be admissible in court. Lil Wayne's lawyer, Stacey Richman, described this DNA evidence as "problematic". By accepting the plea deal, the rapper has avoided a January 2010 trial where he would have faced up to three and a half years in jail.
Lil Wayne also has other legal issues to worry about: he faces trial in Arizona following a separate incident last year, when police found marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and a handgun aboard the rapper's tour bus.
Until this week Lil Wayne had pleaded not guilty to the charges, but on Tuesday his story changed, after a judge ruled that "miniscule" amounts of DNA found on the gun would be admissible in court. Lil Wayne's lawyer, Stacey Richman, described this DNA evidence as "problematic". By accepting the plea deal, the rapper has avoided a January 2010 trial where he would have faced up to three and a half years in jail.
Lil Wayne also has other legal issues to worry about: he faces trial in Arizona following a separate incident last year, when police found marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and a handgun aboard the rapper's tour bus.
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