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| by rocafan on 7/09/2004 02:21:00 PM |
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Aint Over Yet For The Truth
 Thursday (July 8) was supposed to be the day that Beanie Sigel faced
sentencing in one of several legal cases he's juggling. But Sigel's
date with the court was continued until September, buying the Roc-A-
Fella rapper some extra weeks of freedom before he is likely to see
jail time.
Sigel pleaded guilty on a federal gun charge in April. But his
lawyer, Fortunato Perri Jr., petitioned the Philadelphia Municipal
Court to continue the sentencing because they did not have time to
finish a pre-sentencing report. The delay, Perri told MTV News, was a
result of dealing with Sigel's other pending legal matters.
Those matters include Sigel's trial on attempted murder charges,
stemming from a fight outside a Philadelphia bar in July 2003, which
ended in a hung jury at the end of April. A new trial date has been
set for January 12, 2005.
Three weeks ago, on June 14, Sigel appeared in court to set a new
trial date in yet another incident, a January 2003 scuffle in which
he allegedly punched a 53-year old man in the face, fracturing his
eye-socket. The date for that trial is set for September 20.
Sigel is still under house arrest and must adhere to a curfew every
day. Despite the myriad of legal troubles he faces, he was granted
permission from the court to stay in New York and continue to work.
Sigel is currently finishing up the recording of an album, The B-
Coming, due in the fall.
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