Poor Bobby. Bobby Shmurda appeared in court Tuesday (January 19) and a judge denied his lawyer’s latest request for the rapper’s bail to be lowered.
Alex Spiro, who is representing Shmurda, pleaded that the rapper’s $2 million bail was too high. He requested it to be lowered because Shmurda’s net worth is $427, 000, not the $20 million that the bail was based on.
The $427,000 is based on a 2014 tax return from Sony, which houses Epic Records, where Shmurda is signed.
Spiro also argued that his client, who was arrested in December 2014 with members of his GS9 crew on weapons and murder charges, was unfairly targeted. He called it “unconscionable” to keep Shmurda, a “Black teenager with no criminal record [and] no warrant history” incarcerated.
Prosecutor Nigel Farina however asked the judge to focus on the severity of the charges in the case.
“Mr. Spiro would like to talk about everything except what this case is about,” he said. “This case is not about race. It’s about murder. It’s about gun play and shootings.”
Judge Abraham Clott kept the bail at the original number and said that if anything, he should raise the amount because of charges added to Shmurda’s case including those stemming from an incident where his girlfriend tried to sneak a shank to him.
“To the extent that there have been any changes in the circumstances involved, they would all appear to support an increase in bail,” Clott said.
This is the first time that Bobby has been denied bail. In his latest effort to be released, the judge denied the family’s collateral last month.
Shmurda is scheduled back in court February 16.
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