Despite a petition filed by his lawyer on Thursday (July 17), Meek Mill will remain in jail to complete his three to six month sentence.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that his lawyers argued that Meek was wrongfully taken into custody because he had not committed any new offenses and was not given a hearing to state his defense. The judge has responded that a hearing will not be possible until September. (Dang)
Last week (July 11), a Philly judge dropped sentenced the rapper to three to six months. Pointing to the rapper missing probation appointments and posting to his social networks, Meek was taken into police custody. He was also ordered to serve another five years of probation.
Also included in the petition for early release was a letter from his parent label Atlantic Records, which states that his jail time is detrimental to his upcoming album release, a schedule Rick Ross has vowed to try and keep.
“If the artist is unable to promote his album release, thousands of fans will be disappointed and potentially turn their interest to other artists,” the letter said, “which could prove devastating to this artist’s career and damaging to those who have worked and hoped to continue working with him over the course of that career.”
Meek Mill’s Dreams Worth More Than Money album is slated to drop on Sept. 9.
Dang … I definitely feel Meek is no threat to society. From what I’ve seen who’s all about his work. HOWEVER, and I’ve said this many times, if you’re on probation you must follow rules and regulations.
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