R Kelly court case: Defense team files motion for acquittal in child pornography trial

CHICAGO (WLS) — On Wednesday, the decide will think about an necessary request from the protection in R. Kelly’s Chicago trial on the Dirksen Federal Constructing.

This transfer is routine: R. Kelly’s protection crew filed a movement for an acquittal.

That movement claims the federal government’s proof is inadequate to get a conviction, which implies the protection is arguing that the jury couldn’t probably discover guilt past an inexpensive doubt.

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On Tuesday, federal prosecutors rested their case in opposition to R. Kelly.

Jurors heard from greater than 20 authorities witnesses, together with 4 girls, who declare they have been sexually abused by Kelly after they have been underage.

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The final of the ladies referred to as by federal prosecutors was a lady utilizing a pretend identify of “Nia.” She testified she was an R. Kelly fan at 15 years outdated, and that the R&B star included her in his sexual exercise whereas he was on tour and at a Chicago recording studio.

Kelly is accused of making little one pornography and attempting to derail prosecution when he was charged in Cook dinner County. Kelly was acquitted in that case in 2008, when a number of the witnesses on this federal trial refused to cooperate then with Cook dinner County prosecutors.

Kelly was convicted in a New York court docket room for racketeering and intercourse trafficking.

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Kelly’s lawyer and his co-defendants’ attorneys have questioned the credibility of the ladies who testified and different witnesses, who’ve immunity offers with federal prosecutors.

Protection attorneys will argue the case be thrown out Wednesday.

The jury won’t be within the courtroom till Thursday, when the protection is anticipated to start calling witnesses.

Closing arguments are anticipated someday later subsequent week.

Kelly faces little one pornography and obstruction of justice fees.