R. Kelly’s legal team will file a motion this week to overturn his federal conviction, claiming newly uncovered evidence will help him avoid his 30-year prison sentence.
R. Kelly’s legal troubles began with a string of federal charges, including child pornography and enticement of minors, which led to his conviction in New York and a separate sentence in Chicago.
He was sentenced to 30 years in June 2022. The defense claims the new evidence will dismantle the legitimacy of his conviction.
R. Kelly is currently held at Butner Federal Correctional Complex in North Carolina.
“Unfortunately for government counsel, there will be no jurisdictional refuge from that motion and the truth it will uncover. From that, try as they might, there will be no technical argument behind which government counsel can hide,” R. Kelly’s lawyer Beau B. Brindley said.
The latest motion is part of an ongoing saga that erupted last week when the embattled singer’s attorney filed a motion exposing what he called a cover-up involving the Bureau of Prisons and members of the Aryan Brotherhood.
The BOP and members of the Aryan Brotherhood are supposedly involved in a coordinated attempt by prison officials and white supremacists to kill him at a North Carolina facility.
Brindley also submitted a sworn declaration from a high-ranking Aryan Brotherhood member on June 10, which he says supports Kelly’s claims of a murder plot involving prison officials.
In a court filing obtained by AllHipHop on Monday (June 16), Brindley alleged that Kelly was overdosed on medication just two days after he publicly accused prison staff of conspiring with white supremacists to orchestrate his death.
The incident, according to the defense, was followed by a forced removal from a hospital at gunpoint and a denial of surgery for blood clots in his lungs.
The defense argues that the government has failed to directly address these accusations, instead brushing them off as standard medical issues.
Brindley accused federal prosecutors of “a pattern of constitutional violations and misconduct,” pointing to previous failed attempts to convict Kelly’s associates.
Kelly’s legal team has also filed an emergency motion for temporary furlough, citing ongoing threats to his life and health. The motion is part of a broader strategy to challenge the conviction on both factual and procedural grounds.
Brindley stated that the upcoming motion will not be vulnerable to dismissal based on jurisdiction or technicalities, adding that his team is securing local counsel to address any potential jurisdictional concerns.
The new motion to vacate is expected to be filed before the end of the week.