R. Kelly’s lawyer asks for a new trial, arguing singer shouldn’t have to defend himself from ‘sexual deviant’ accusations
A lawyer for R. Kelly has asked the judge overseeing his sex-trafficking case to clear his conviction and hold a new trial, arguing that his trial lawyers were incompetent and that the disgraced singer was unfairly portrayed to the jury as a "sexual deviant." "Because defendant was forced to defend against dozens of uncharged claims of abusive and sexual misbehavior — much of it lawful albeit unpalatable for some — defendant was stripped of the presumption of innocence and denied […]
