Kodak Black‘s request through his attorneys to enter into a drug treatment program has been shot down by the courts.
The Miami Herald is reporting that judge Jacqueline Becerra ruled against Kodak’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, on Tuesday (December 21). In her denial of the motion, Beccera called the rapper, real name Bill Kapri, a menace to society.
“If you’re buying drugs or using drugs, you’re a danger to the community,” she said, with the federal prosecutor agreeing that Florida authorities wouldn’t be able to keep track of Kodak Black if he were allowed to leave the state.
Bradford Cohen initially requested for his client to enter rehab on Tuesday (December 19).
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The latest docket and orders, which were obtained by HipHopDX, reveal that the next hearing in Kodak Black’s case will be held on January 9, 2024 — which means that the rapper will have to spend Christmas behind bars.
Judge Barbara Duffy, who is overseeing the case, has allowed the state to submit a subpoena for Kodak’s full pharmacy records, presumably to see exactly where the rapper is getting his drugs.
Kodak Black’s latest round of legal troubles began on December 7, when he was charged with cocaine possession and tampering with physical evidence as well as being improperly parked.
Four days later, he formally pleaded not guilty to the charges and has requested a trial by jury.
According to the police report, officers approached Kodak’s Bentley when they observed the vehicle parked on an active roadway. When they approached the vehicle, they claimed they could smell alcohol and upon searching the car found cannabis rolling paper, cannabis residue and white powder.
They also claimed that Kodak’s mouth was full of white powder.
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