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    Arguments in R. Kelly’s appeal expected Thursday

    by Megan Crepeau and Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune Feb 22, 2024 3 minutes
    R. Kelly turns himself in at 1st District Chicago police headquarters on Feb. 22, 2019.

    Attorneys for R. Kelly will go before a federal appeals court Thursday in hopes of convincing justices to throw out the disgraced R&B star’s convictions for child pornography and inappropriate sexual conduct with minors.

    Among Kelly’s claims: The charges were filed after the statute of limitations had expired, Kelly’s 20-year sentence was unduly harsh, and the child pornography charges should have been tried separately from the other counts he faced.

    The brief arguments Thursday morning will mark the latest phase in Kelly’s long legal saga, which culminated in the convictions out of Chicago’s. Arguments in the Brooklyn appeal are scheduled for next month.

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