The ruling, which said a prosecution expert had merely "guessed" about what the lyrics meant, came amid a nationwide debate about rap in criminal cases. By Bill Donahue Brooklyn prosecutors shouldn’t ...

Brooklyn Man Gets New Trial Due To Faulty Analysis of Rap Lyrics Brooklyn Man Convicted In Shooting Gets New Trial After Judge Tosses Rap Lyrics “Expert” Testimony Idrissa Reaves, who was convicted in ...

He’s getting a second chance to beat the rap. A Brooklyn man convicted of helping a killer pull off a 2016 shooting will get a new trial, after a state appeals court ruled that the judge in the case ...