Judge Genece Brinkley has just denied Meek Mill’s Post Conviction Relief Act request to be released from prison, despite both Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office supporting his release on bail.
“Defendant received proper notice of all alleged probation violations in advance of his hearing,” Brinkley wrote on Monday. “The sentence imposed was not manifestly excessive and this Court stated sufficient reasons on the record to support a state sentence of 2 to 4 years.”
One of Meek’s attorneys previously claimed Judge Brinkley had a personal vendetta against the Meek, which stemmed from Meek refusing to record a new version of Boyz II Men’s “On Bended Knee” and give her a shoutout in the record. “That lacks appropriateness of a judge,” Meek’s defense attorney, Joe Tacopina, said at the time. “You can’t do that as a judge, but she did it.” Judge Brinkley vehemently denied that claim today, saying: “This bald allegation has no basis in reality. There is zero evidence to support this claim. The court has repeatedly told Defendant that he cannot demand special treatment just because he has chosen to be an entertainer.”
Judge Genece Brinkley said she would not recuse herself from the case, and that Meek Mill’s two to four year sentence was "absolutely necessary." https://t.co/y3Q0FB7Pre
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