A$AP Rocky has been found not guilty in a shooting trial. Here’s what to know about the case

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By The Associated PressA$AP Rocky, center right, speaks next to attorney Chad Seigel after he was found not guilty in his trial Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury’s acquittal of A$AP Rocky on Tuesday put to rest a case that has hung over the hip-hop star for years and threatened to derail his life and career.Rocky was charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm, filed after a November 2021 incident in which a former friend said the rapper shot at him in Hollywood, grazing his knuckles.Rocky had been free on bail since his 2022 arrest, but he faced immediate incarceration if he had been convicted. Rocky pleaded not guilty, rejected a plea deal that would have involved very little jail time and opted not to testify during the case.He appeared nervous ahead of the verdict and leaped into the arms of Rihanna, his longtime partner, once it was clear the jury acquitted him.“Thank y’all for saving my life,” he told the panel as they left.Here’s some key elements of the case and how it played out:What jurors decidedUltimately, it took the jury of seven women and five...

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