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Judge Chides R. Kelly for Tardiness |
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Created On: Friday, 21 December 2007
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Judge Vincent Gaughan said he was "very disappointed" that Kelly, in the midst of a concert tour, failed to show up for a scheduled Wednesday appearance.
Kelly attorney Ed Genson explained his client was tardy because police who pulled over his bus in Utah discovered the log book didn't document enough rest for the driver and ordered it stopped for eight hours.
Gaughan admonished the R&B superstar in court anyway, saying he'll decide Friday whether to revoke his bond. The Cook County judge also was to set a trial date Friday.
"I need more input about what happens to you if I revoke your bail and stop you from concerts," Gaughan said, adding that he would hear arguments from both sides Friday.
Kelly is in the midst of a long legal fight after prosecutors said he videotaped sex acts with a teenage girl. He has pleaded not guilty.
At Thursday's hearing, prosecutors said during the trial they would not refer to vein patterns on the singer's hands as a way to identify Kelly in the video that is at the core of their case. Defense attorneys had argued that identification based on vein patterns wasn't reliable.
Kelly's attorneys haven't even conceded he is on the videotape, saying his likeness may have been computer generated. They have also tried to raise doubts about the identity and age of the girl in the recording.
Kelly appeared in court in a blue-gray suit and in his trademark cornrows. He did not speak during the hearing, and he also declined to comment to reporters as he arrived and left.
Earlier this week, Kelly canceled a scheduled Thursday night show in Minneapolis. He is next scheduled to perform Friday in Chicago, according to the singer's Web site http://www.r-kelly.com.
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