Rapper T.I. will make another appearance Friday in federal court where his legal team will try and convince a U.S. magistrate T.I. should be allowed to post bond and remain out of jail pending his trial on weapons charges...
The bond hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Alan Baverman.T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, also will have his arraignment, where he will enter a plea of not guilty and find out which U.S. District Court judge is presiding over his case.
The bond hearing is set for 10:30 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Alan Baverman.T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, also will have his arraignment, where he will enter a plea of not guilty and find out which U.S. District Court judge is presiding over his case.
Because of an overflow crowd that came to attend Harris's first-appearance hearing on Monday, Baverman will hold the bond hearing in a larger courtroom at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building and Courthouse.On Wednesday, a federal grand jury indicted Harris on charges of illegally possessing unregistered machine guns and silencers; unlawfully possessing machine guns; and of being a convicted felon in possession of firearms.Federal prosecutors are moving to have Harris held without bond until his trial, which could be several months away. To obtain a bond, Harris's lawyers must convince Baverman there is a reasonable assurance that, based on the conditions of his pre-trial release, Harris will not be a risk of fleeing and will not be a danger to the community or to any particular person.If convicted, Harris faces almost certain prison time.
