R. Kelly's lead attorney made a head-scratching comparison to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and similarly lofty rhetoric in their closing arguments: 'He doesn't need your sympathy, he only needs your fairness.'
began the R&B star’s final defense in his racketeering and sex trafficking trial on Thursday by discussing the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. In his closing statement to the jury in a Brooklyn federal courtroom, Cannick contemplated the civil rights movement and the importance of living up to the vision of America as set out by the Constitution.
“Somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press,” Cannick quoted, before bringing listeners back to the courtroom. “That’s all Robert is trying to do.” approached its conclusion after more than five weeks. Kelly has pleaded not guilty to each charge and faces between 10 years in prison and a life sentence if convicted on all counts.of Kelly’s alleged victims, depicting them as disgruntled fans who invited Kelly’s advances or were seeking money. He referred to one accuser as “a stalker, a groupie extraordinaire.
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