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Lil Wayne Goes to Prison

Rapper sentenced to 1 year on gun charge, could be out by October

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 8, 2010 2:45 PM CST

(Newser) – A New York judge sentenced Lil Wayne to a year in prison today for a 2007 gun charge. Fans and media crowded around the Manhattan Criminal Court Building for the rapper's sentencing, which had been delayed twice, by Wayne's dental surgery and a fire at the courthouse. Under the terms of a plea bargain, Wayne could be him out as early as October, MTV reports.

Rapper Lil Wayne is handcuffed at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, March 8, 2010, in New York, after being sentenced to a year in jail in New York City for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007.
Rapper Lil Wayne is handcuffed at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, March 8, 2010, in New York, after being sentenced to a year in jail in New York City for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007.   (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)
Rapper Lil Wayne appears in Manhattan criminal court, Monday, March 8, 2010, in New York, as he is sentenced to a year in jail in New York City for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007.
Rapper Lil Wayne appears in Manhattan criminal court, Monday, March 8, 2010, in New York, as he is sentenced to a year in jail in New York City for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007.   (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)
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bigrizzy420
Mar 16, 2010 5:45 PM CDT
Fuck u deezy he iz makin more money in a day than ur parents make in a year, and plus he has best shit out in da game so fuck u
bigrizzy420
Mar 16, 2010 5:43 PM CDT
Fuck u deezy hes makin more money in a day than wut ur parents make n a year, and plus he has hottses shit out in da game so fuck u
nowatdude
Mar 9, 2010 12:56 AM CST
Another proof that the only color that matters is Green. Let it be average joe, he would be doing at least 2 years.

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