A Manhattan judge shot down rapper Lil' Wayne's bid to toss a gun case lodged against him - and instead set a trial date.
Defense lawyer Stacey Richman tried to quash the July 2007 arrest, claiming a cop lied about smelling marijuana wafting out of the Grammy winner's tour bus and used it as an excuse to board.
"The motion is denied," Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon told the 26-year-old rapper on Tuesday.
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The next all-new CNBC Original “NEWBOs: The Rise of America’s New Black Overclass” premieres Thursday, February 26 at 9p ET/ 10p PT on CNBC. CNBC/Wall Street Journal reporter Lee Hawkins goes inside the secrets to the meteoric success of the most prominent self-made, young, black multimillionaires, including Lebron James, Lil Wayne, and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Collectively, black athletes in the NFL, NBA, and in Major League Baseball earned nearly $4 billion last year and the nation's 20 highest-paid hip-hop entrepreneurs brought in more than $500 million. Now, with their newfound wealth comes great pressure responsibility to their family, friends, and community. See this inside look into how each NEWBO surmounted challenges to achieve a part of the American Dream.
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