According to reporter Meghann Cuniff, Rocky rejected a deal from prosecutors to plead guilty to one assault charge in exchange for a sentence of days in county jail with three years probation and a seven-year suspended prison sentence.
Rocky is facing two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 24 years in prison. He's already pleaded not guilty and has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings. As for jury selection, Superior Court Judge Mark Arnold has said that he intends to seat a jury quite quickly.
With that in mind, opening statements could begin as early as later this week. He stands accused of allegedly firing shots at his former friend.
He labeled the prosecution's arguments "fundamentally weak" and said the witnesses were "not credible. It doesn't appear that Rocky's partner, Rihanna , was with him on Tuesday. Tags Assault trial courthouse plea deal Crime Music.
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