The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office said Wednesday it may consider releasing rapper Meek Mill from prison on bail as he appeals his conviction, in the wake of claims that Meek’s arresting officer lied under oath. Prosecutors have said “in the event (Mill’s) conviction is reversed … the risk of an unjust or disproportionate sentence having been served exists,” the motion reads. “That risk increases as long as (Mill) remains in custody.” Mill’s attorney Joe Tacopina said he is “very pleased” by the DA’s filing. The latest news from the DA’s office comes shortly after the rapper’s mother publicly pleaded with him to “step in” and help her son. Mill was sentenced in November to two to four years for violating probation, stemming from a 2008 drug and weapon possession conviction for which he was in prison for eight months.
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