Meek Mill Gets New Trial, New Judge (1)

Rapper Meek Mill will have a new trial with a new judge for drug and weapons offenses, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled July 24.

After a string of legal setbacks over the past several years, Mill, whose real name is Robert Williams, convinced the appeals court that the sole witness at his trial, former Philadelphia Police Officer Reginald Graham, wasn’t credible and that a new trial with a new judge was warranted.

“Williams’ right to be tried before an impartial judge is necessary in this case because the trial judge heard highly prejudicial testimony at the first trial, which was ...