Well, you can't ever say that Busta Rhymes chap isn't busy. He now has four separate court trials to fit into his diary. Though this is seemingly good news - for him anyway. As previously reported, Rhymes has been doing his best to get on the wrong side of authorities of late - being arrested for allegedly assaulting his personal driver, for driving with a suspended licence, and for beating up a man who allegedly spat on his car. With four sets of charges in hand, prosecutors had asked for them all to be merged into one prosecution, presumably because they thought they'd get a tougher sentence if they merged everything together. But Rhymes' people wanted to keep everything separate, presumably because they think he either has more chance getting off that way, or at least will get more lenient and possibly concurrent sentences. Either way, Judge Larry Stephen yesterday ruled that all the cases against the rapper should be dealt with separately, without giving any reasoning behind that decision. But Rhymes seemed pleased with it, high fiving his attorney as the judge delivered his ruling. The first set of charges will now go to court on 5 Sep.
Jul 11, 2007
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Busta Rhymes charges to be kept separate
Judge Larry Stephen has ruled that Busta Rhymes' four sets of charges will be dealt with separately, with the first trial set for 5 September.