R&B singer R. Kelly has hired Bill Cosby’s high-profile attorney to help appeal his racketeering conviction in New York. New York-based attorney Jennifer Bonjean filed paperwork to be part of Kelly’s appeal team, XXL has confirmed via federal court documents.
Bonjean will lead Kelly’s legal team, which will attempt to get the disgraced singer a new trial or appeal if need be. In court, Bonjean requested a 60-day extension for post-trial motions. “I am becoming increasingly concerned with how the government is abusing the RICO statute in order to plead around the statute of limitations and essentially put people’s entire lives on trial,” Bonjean told the Chicago Tribune today.
“It’s becoming a formula for the government. You have a right to defend yourself against specific allegations.” Bonjean headed the legal team that was able to get Bill Cosby freed on appeal for his Pennsylvania sex crimes conviction in June of this year. She plans to do the same for Kelly.
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