Arguments in R. Kelly motions for acquittal to be heard, followed by defense case Thursday
by Jason Meisner and Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune
Aug 31, 2022
3 minutes
CHICAGO — The federal judge R. Kelly’s federal child pornography trial is scheduled to take up requests by the disgraced R&B star and his two co-defendants to acquit them of all charges before the jury even gets the case.
The motions for judgment of acquittal, filed at the conclusion of the prosecution’s case on Tuesday, are routine in criminal trials and almost always denied. At the very least, they are meant to preserve issues for a possible appeal down the road.
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