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After days of deliberation, Lil Durks high-profile legal case has reached its long-awaited conclusion. The jury has now reached a verdict in the rappers murder-for-hire trial. And, Lil Durk has learned his fate.
On Friday afternoon, jurors reached a verdict in the murder-for-hire trial of Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk in connection with a deadly shooting near a Los Angeles shopping center. Lil Durk has been found NOT GUILTY on all counts.
Lil Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, faces five primary federal counts stemming from an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting rapper Quando Rondo in August 2022. The charges included conspiracy to commit a violent crime, stalking Rondo using a dangerous weapon, stalking Saviaya Robinson, also known as Lul Pab, resulting in his death, using interstate facilities to commit murder-for-hire resulting in death, and using, carrying, and discharging firearms and a machine gun in furtherance of a crime of violence resulting in death.
Furthermore, just one day before the reported verdict, Lil Durks courtroom behavior had some people wondering what was going on as the jury continued deliberating. According to journalist Michael Blackshire, who appears to be attending the trial, the rapper walked into court smiling on Thursday and exchanged warm interactions with members of his legal team and others in the courtroom.
His attorney, Drew Findling, reportedly patted him on the back and complimentedhis tie. Durk also hugged Brian Steel and Christy OConnor and shook hands with attorneys representing OTF Dede and David Lindsey before taking his seat. Shortly afterward, Durk reportedly spotted his mother in the audience and smiled at her. She smiled back, creating a brief but seemingly meaningful moment between mother and son as Durk awaited the jurys decision.
