make mel inspired a movement. he s been wronged by the criminal justice system for a decade now. evwin his first post-prison interview, he tells his powerful story. have you seen somebody with their brains blown out? i ve seen it multiple times. he has this energy about him. sentenced to prison for a probation violation. it s like mental torture. it s effecting him like my life. it affects all of us. i m still doing time for that case. he violated, he got a stuff sentence. what s wrong with that. we take you inside his emotional journey to freedom. we re there for every step. kevin hart, jay-z, owner of the patriots. i feel like god put me in the position to be the voice for the voiceless. this is way more bigger than me. hello and welcome to dateline. countless young musicians dream of fame and fortune. meek mill was living the fantasy. he went from rapping on street corners to rubbing elbows with some of the biggest names in hip-hop. then sudd
description. only one witness testified against meek. reggie graham, the arresting officer. when meek took the stand, he admitted he had a gun but denied pointing it at anyone and he also denied selling drugs the day before his arrest. meek has always professed his innocence. was this meek s word against a police officer s word? is that what it came down to? it really did. it was a bench trial and a one-witness case. and obviously they returned a verdict. the trial lasted a day. and robert williams, aka meek mill prosecutors asked for 5 to 10 years in prison, but judge put wrinkly gave him a break, she
current defense attorneys. they did not represent him at his trial. some people say she s no nonsense. is that a fair thing to say? i think that s a fair description. only one witness testified against meek. reggie graham, the arresting officer. when meek took the stand, he admitted he had a gun but denied pointing it at anyone and he also denied selling drugs the day before his arrest. meek has always professed his innocence. was this meek s word against a police officer s word? is that what it came down to? it really did. it was a bench trial and a one-witness case. and obviously they returned a verdict. the trial lasted a day. and robert williams, aka meek mill
essentially meek s word versus a police officer s word? is that what this case came down to? it really did. it was a bench trial, and it was a one-witness case. and obviously, the court returned a verdict, taking the word of the police officer over robert. reporter: the trial lasted a day, and robert williams, aka meek mill, was found guilty on 6 of the 19 charges, including gun and drug possession and simple assault. prosecutors asked for 5 to 10 years in prison, but judge brinkley gave him a break. she sentenced him to 11 to 23 months in the county jail. then after less than six months, she ordered his release. she could of put him in jail for a lot of years. and she didn t. and i look at that and think, sounds to me like she did him a favor. the problem with the sentence wasn t the jail sentence that was imposed, it was the enormous amount of probation that was placed on top of it. reporter: eight years of probation. judge brinkley would keep meek on a short leash, requiring