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A$AP Rocky trial nears deliberations as closing arguments are set to finish

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A$AP Rocky’s lawyer is expected to finish delivering his closing argument Friday at the hip-hop star’s trial, where the defense is trying to persuade jurors that the former friend Rocky is charged with shooting at took the stand and “lied to you about so many crucial things.”
A$AP Rocky’s lawyer is expected to finish delivering his closing argument Friday at the hip-hop star’s trial, where the defense is trying to persuade jurors that the former friend Rocky is charged with shooting at took the stand and “lied to you about so many crucial things.”
Closing arguments began Thursday, when Rocky’s longtime partner, the singing superstar Rihanna, walked into the downtown Los Angeles courtroom after proceedings began, as she has several times during the three-week trial. She brought their two young sons.
Rocky’s lawyer Joe Tacopina reminded the jurors that their instructions allow them to disregard everything a witness says if they believe the person was dishonest in any part of their testimony.
He told them if they do that with Rocky’s accuser, who goes by A$AP Relli, “there is no case.

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