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DUBCC - Tha Connection => Outbound Connection => Topic started by: Lunatic on October 14, 2007, 02:55:57 PM
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Taken From Hip-Hop DX: (I'll Leave Out Stuff We Already Know)
T.I. has since been informally charged with one federal felony count of possession of unregistered machine guns (and silencers) and two federal felony counts of possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He is currently being held in federal custody and will make his initial appearance in the United States Courthouse in Atlanta tomorrow (October 15th).
“Formal charges have not been filed yet,” T.I.’s attorney, Dwight L. Thomas, clarified to HipHopDX via phone late this afternoon. “Informal charges have been filed, meaning a criminal complaint and an arrest warrant. But an actual indictment, which is formal charges, has not been filed [yet]. Tomorrow is a first appearance hearing [which we won’t be presented with the formal charges at]. It’s simply for the purposes of advising him of why he was arrested, not whether he’s innocent or guilty. The judge doesn’t make those determinations tomorrow. It’s just a formality. He’s brought before the court. Inquiries are made [as to whether] he has counsel, and of course he has lawyers. And [he’s informed] of what he’s initially accused of, in terms of federal allegations.”
Due to attorney-client privilege, Mr. Thomas can’t reveal whether or not T.I. will be flatly denying the charges against him. “But in this country a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt,” Thomas reminds. “So as he stands right now in a court of law, he’s not guilty. That’s America. This is not Iraq.”
According to Patrick Crosby, Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, if T.I. is eventually convicted of the charges presented against him a lengthy bid behind bars may or may not be likely. “There’s a number of statutoral ranges, but we don’t give out maximum sentences because they’re unrealistic,” he told HipHopDX via phone from his Atlanta office when reached for comment this afternoon. “So in other words, we don’t say if you piled up all the charges he could face a gazillion years. The fact is that’ll be up to the judge, and there are many, many other factors that determine any potential sentence. But we don’t put the statutoral max on it because it’s not rational. It would be really high, but it may not be realistic. And we tend not to guess as to what somebody would serve in prison. Again, that’s up to the judge, as is bail. [Bail will] be determined on background. I think he’s accused of being a convicted felon, so that may factor into it.”
“The court will address issues of bail tomorrow,” T.I.’s lawyer clarifies. “I can tell you that the law allows bail for this particular offense, or offenses.”
“He’s appreciative of all the support he has gotten from the people in the music industry, and people outside the music industry,” says Thomas. “I’ve had a chance to speak to him [since the arrest], our conversations were very productive. He is very upbeat. He’s confident that the American legal system will work in his favor. He understands that he lives in a country that has a great court system. And that court system is designed to protect the citizens of this country. And he will be afforded all of those protections.”
Can U post bail yourself?? if so, i'm sure he will be fine..even if not, he should be able 2 get out ;D
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he'll be able to get out.. but he's gonna have to do alot of time first.
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he'll be able to get out.. but he's gonna have to do alot of time first.
i know he ain't gon get no life, but i don't wanna seem him do "alot of time" either :-\
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doesnt he have 50 yrs of probation?
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doesnt he have 50 yrs of probation?
he was on 7 years
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doesnt he have 50 yrs of probation?
he was on 7 years
lol wow, WAY TO GO T.I. :'(
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doesnt he have 50 yrs of probation?
he was on 7 years
lol wow, WAY TO GO T.I. :'(
why??
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doesnt he have 50 yrs of probation?
he was on 7 years
lol wow, WAY TO GO T.I. :'(
why??
HES GOING TO JAIL AND LEAVING US :'(
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doesnt he have 50 yrs of probation?
he was on 7 years
lol wow, WAY TO GO T.I. :'(
why??
HES GOING TO JAIL AND LEAVING US :'(
LOL we see homie
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pics of the arrest:
http://i21.tinypic.com/wugj1i.jpg
http://i23.tinypic.com/33c9b85.jpg
http://i23.tinypic.com/2cnwaph.jpg
here's some potential good news:
"A source close to embattled rapper T.I. says that the gun charges leveraged against the hip-hopper are false; T.I. never tried to purchase guns -- it was all his bodyguard. The source statement was "[The bodyguard] asked T.I. for an advance on his [pay] and T.I. gave it to him. ...Whatever he spent money on -- whether it be guns, drugs, or formula for his children -- T.I. had nothing to do with it." That's it, he was buying formula! And those guns found in T.I.'s house? "T.I. has security that lives with him and stay with him at all times. The gun that the [federal agents] found belonged to his security team" -- all of whom are licensed to carry them, the source claims. "The government was just looking to pin a case on T.I. - they've been trying for years. So they pushed [the bodyguard] into snitching on T.I."
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why dont u keep this all in one thread...this is ur 3rd thread about the same shit
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why dont u keep this all in one thread...this is ur 3rd thread about the same shit
1 thread would be too big..as u can see, each thread is getting it's respective hits & posts
plus new thread = new updates
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he'll be able to get out.. but he's gonna have to do alot of time first.
i know he ain't gon get no life, but i don't wanna seem him do "alot of time" either :-\
are you his gay buddy or somethin dude? what the fuck do you care?
I see you in every thread worried about this as if he's your homie or somethin
the guy is obviously stupid as a motherfucker, he needs to get what's coming to him
people with machine guns and silencers need to be off the streets, why should he not get a lot of time?
your logic is very distorted
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he'll be able to get out.. but he's gonna have to do alot of time first.
i know he ain't gon get no life, but i don't wanna seem him do "alot of time" either :-\
are you his gay buddy or somethin dude? what the fuck do you care?
I see you in every thread worried about this as if he's your homie or somethin
the guy is obviously stupid as a motherfucker, he needs to get what's coming to him
people with machine guns and silencers need to be off the streets, why should he not get a lot of time?
your logic is very distorted
i'm just a fan of his music, and want him to continue to make music
he ain't gonna harm nobody, when was the last time u heard T.I. shot somebody?? when was the last time u heard T.I. got shot at? let all the facts of this story unfold before we hang the dude, that's all
innocent until proven guilty
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^ ummm, I think I remember one of his bodyguards or friends got killed, I remember that
also you don't know what he's gonna do..... and I'm sure he's not too innocent in this, regardless what his role was or whatever
and music is the last thing to look at in this case.... I like some songs by X-Raided, but should I campaign for a murderer to get out of jail cuz he's a dope rapper?
trust me man, I could give a fuck what happens to this guy... I'm no saint myself but the charges they have against him don't look good
ya know what, my dream life would be to sell weed and cocaine and become a millionaire and never go to work everyday
why don't I pursue that dream? because everyone gets caught up for shit they do, and I'm a regular white guy who doesn't wanna hit the pen and get fucked in the ass
you gotta think about shit.... he wants to roll with straps, then he needs to prepared for when shit hits the fan
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^ ummm, I think I remember one of his bodyguards or friends got killed, I remember that
also you don't know what he's gonna do..... and I'm sure he's not too innocent in this, regardless what his role was or whatever
and music is the last thing to look at in this case.... I like some songs by X-Raided, but should I campaign for a murderer to get out of jail cuz he's a dope rapper?
trust me man, I could give a fuck what happens to this guy... I'm no saint myself but the charges they have against him don't look good
ya know what, my dream life would be to sell weed and cocaine and become a millionaire and never go to work everyday
why don't I pursue that dream? because everyone gets caught up for shit they do, and I'm a regular white guy who doesn't wanna hit the pen and get fucked in the ass
you gotta think about shit.... he wants to roll with straps, then he needs to prepared for when shit hits the fan
yea, T.I. got shot at & his friend was killed in the gun fire..perhaps T.I. is paranoid, i don't know man
i doubt he's completely innocent, but i am hoping it's not as bad as it looks, and that ain't 2 far fetched
i wouldn't be "campaigning for T.I. to be "freed" if he was a murderer, but this shit sounds ridiculous...i doubt all this is true, you'd have to be a grade A retard to do this shit :-\ I mean he's his run-ins with the law, but he doesn't seem THIS dumb at all
i know it don't look good
like i said, lets wait and let this shit play out
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he ain't gonna harm nobody, when was the last time u heard T.I. shot somebody??
he bought silencers homie 8)