Update (July 24, 2019): The 2008 conviction that landed rapper Meek Mill behind bars has been overturned according to ABC-13.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that the Philadelphia native, born Robert Williams, will be granted a new trial because of evidence that suggests police corruption. 

The "Going Bad" rapper was sentenced to prison in November 2017 after violating his probation stemming from the gun conviction. He was released in April 2018 once concerns were raised about the credibility of a police officer involved in the trial. Now, the conviction has officially been vacated.

In May 2019, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner publicly criticized Judge Genece Brinkley’s motives when sentencing and stated that Williams was entitled to a new case as previously reported by Blavity.  

The court also overturned the parole violation that led to his 2017 incarceration.

The 32-year-old expressed his gratitude for the decision online Wednesday and confirmed it's been quite the good day for the rapper. 

Original story: District Attorney Larry Krasner has publicly criticized Judge Genece Brinkley's motives when sentencing Meek Mill and believes that the critically acclaimed artist deserves a new trial.

In an extensive set of court documents, Krasner expressed his displeasure with how Judge Brinkley has handled the case thus far. Krasner explained, “The public perception of unfairness and bias is exactly what the court has engendered here." 

In November of 2017, Meek Mill was sentenced to 2-4 years in prison for violating his probation. The Philadelphia rapper's case has been overseen by Judge Genece Brinkley for more than 10 years. Brinkley has been accused of unfair biases and “clout chasing." During a private conversation with Meek and then-girlfriend Nicki Minaj, Brinkley reportedly asked for Meek and Nicki Minaj to remake Boyz II Men’s “On Bending Knees” and shout her out in the lyrics. Ultimately, the Philadelphia native refused to do so.

In April of 2018, he was released on bail after the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office overturned the conviction on gun and drug charges because of concerns about the credibility of a police officer involved. Since then, Judge Brinkley has taken matters into her own hands and monitored the rapper closely.

Krasner calls attention to a time where Mill was fulfilling community service at a local homeless shelter and instead of asking a probation officer to assess Meek’s compliance with the court-ordered community service requirement, Judge Brinkley investigated the situation herself. “No evidence suggests that the judge routinely made this type of unannounced personal visit to monitor her other probationers,” wrote Krasner.  

As a result, it has been decided that Meek will be granted post-conviction relief in the form of a new trial. "In the alternative, his recusal motion should be granted and this matter should be remanded for a violation of probation hearing before a new judge," the court document states.

People everywhere are hoping this will mark the end of Meek Mill’s run-ins with Judge Brinkley.

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