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Judge Denies Meek Mill Request For New Trial, Judge Removal

FILE – In this Nov. 6, 2017, file photo, rapper Meek Mill arrives at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia. During a Monday, April 16, 2018, court hearing, Philadelphia prosecutors said Mill’s drug and gun convictions should be thrown out and he should be granted a new trial, but Judge Genece Brinkley declined to rule and scheduled another hearing for June 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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A judge in Philadelphia has denied Meek Mill's request for a new trial and the removal of another judge from the rapper's case.

President Judge Leon Tucker told Mill in a Wednesday hearing that he doesn't have jurisdiction over the matter.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered Mill's release from prison last month where he was serving a two- to four-year sentence on a probation violation related to a decade-old gun and drug conviction.

Mill's lawyers want Judge Genece Brinkley removed from his case. They allege she's been waging a vendetta against the rapper, including sending him to prison for the probation violations.

She has strongly defended her impartiality.

Prosecutors say they believe Mill should get a new trial because of questions raised about the credibility of his arresting officer.

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