NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2009
Lil Wayne Appears for DNA Hearing
Rapper Due in Court for Hearing on DNA Profiling that Took Place in His Gun Possession Case
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Lil Wayne pleaded not guilty to gun possession after a gun was found on his tour bus following a concert. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)
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Photo Essay Lil' Wayne New Orleans rapper is a Grammy favorite
A hearing on a DNA profiling technique used in the rapper's 2007 gun-possession case was due to start Wednesday. It concerns a process used for identifying people from tiny amounts of DNA - including some that prosecutors say ties the Grammy Award-winner to a gun found on his tour bus after a concert.
Gun Found On Lil Wayne's Bus Admissible
The 27-year-old has pleaded not guilty. He faces at least three-and-a-half years in prison if convicted.
The hearing aims to establish whether what's known as low copy number DNA profiling has general scientific acceptance.
Photos: Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Carter, won last year's best rap solo performance Grammy for "A Milli." His albums include "Tha Carter," "Tha Carter II" and "Tha Carter III."
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