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October 22nd, 2009 at 2:12 pm

Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge, Jail Sentence of One Year Expected (Video, Photos)

Grammy Award winning rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to felony gun possession on Oct. 22, 2009 in a Manhattan court; video and photos below. He is free on bail until the sentencing in Feb. 2010 but is expected to serve one year of prison time in accordance with a plea agreement, according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

The charges stem from a July 22, 2007 incident in which police stopped Lil Wayne’s tour bus in in New York City, after a show at the Beacon Theater. According to reports, officers found a ..40-caliber semi-automatic weapon in a Louis Vuitton bag. Lil Wayne was then arrested on weapons charges and another individual arrested for marijuana possession.

According to the New York Times, the rapper whose real name is Dwayne M. Carter Jr. was convicted based on a “highly sensitive DNA profiling technique” also known as “low copy number DNA profiling” which is considered controversial.

Source and more details: Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge

See several pictures of Lil Wayne en route to court here: Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charges

According to TMZ, Lil Wayne faces additional criminal charges in another state, Arizona; felony drug possession and weapons charges…

… after cops found 105 grams of marijuana, 29 grams of cocaine, 41 grams of ecstasy, various drug paraphernalia and a handgun on his tour bus during a traffic stop in Yuma County back in 2008.

Trial is set for March 2010 and Lil Wayne has pleaded not guilty. Source: Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Gun Charge

Video is below.

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Via Rap-Up.com

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