A$AP Rocky Assault Trial Underway in Downtown L.A.

A$AP Rocky‘s felony assault trial acquired underway Friday morning … days after the Grammy-nominated rapper rejected a plea deal. He faces a possible 24-year jail sentence if he is discovered responsible — and, we’re stay streaming the entire thing.

Rocky’s lawyer, Joe Tacopina, is addressing the choose within the downtown L.A. courtroom.

The 2 sides are arguing over proof associated to casings — and, the choose has determined the protection is free to seek the advice of a firearms skilled on the courtroom’s dime. Nonetheless, no proof was excluded, however nothing they argued over is allowed to be talked about of their opening statements and they’re bringing the jury in now.

Prosecutors addressed the jury first … telling them that whereas the case might seem difficult on the outsidde, it is truly reasonably easy — and, the prosecutor is pointing to movies allegedly exhibiting Rocky allegedly threatening A$AP Relli.

A$AP Rocky — authorized identify Rakim Mayers — is accused of firing a gun at a former affiliate at a lodge in Hollywood in 2021. He was charged in 2022 with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.

As we advised you … Terell Ephron — AKA A$AP Relli, a part of the A$AP Mob — claims Rocky threatened to kill him earlier than the rapper allegedly pulled the set off the evening of the incident. Relli was handled on the time for a minor harm to his hand.

Juror will hear about three different A$AP members beside Rocky and Relli on this trial, prosecutors say — A$AP Illz, A$AP Bari and A$AP 12vvy … it is unclear in what context they are going to be talked about.

Tacopina says the weapon was a prop gun — a starter pistol — Rocky used for present.

Within the plea deal Rocky rejected, prosecutors supplied him 180 days in jail, a seven-year suspended sentence, and three years on probation, in change for a responsible plea to one of many costs.

Tacopina advised TMZ … other than the proposed plea cut price being a career-ender for his consumer, “He isn’t taking ANY PLEA, as a result of he has at all times maintained his innocence.”

Rocky pled not responsible to the fees in 2022 and was launched on bond. Police had raided Rocky’s residence in 2022 shortly after he acquired again from a visit to Barbados together with his accomplice, Rihanna, the mom of his 2 sons.