Decision on Potential Meek Mill Retrial Delayed Until Late August

Amazon's 'Free Meek,' which chronicles Meek's criminal justice reform efforts, premieres later this month.

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A court decision on a potential retrial for Meek Mill's controversial case has been moved to later this month. News of the delay comes on the same day Meek was in attendance for a hearing on the case's future at the Criminal Justice Center in Center City, per CBS Philadelphia.

WATCH: @MeekMill arrives to #Philadelphia court for hearing following overthrown conviction. Details: https://t.co/waObYIeC5u pic.twitter.com/Y1oLwfUZXu

— CBS Philadelphia (@CBSPhiladelphia) August 6, 2019

In a statement, attorney Joe Tacopina said Meek and his team had hoped for a decision of that nature to be announced at Tuesday's hearing, though they remain optimistic about the outcome of the newly scheduled Aug. 27 date.

"While we had hoped that this matter would end today, we remain confident that justice will prevail in Meek's case once and for all," Tacopina said.

Ramir Johnson says @MeekMill is the future of criminal of justice reform, especially for a new generation that wasn’t paying attention before necessarily @MiguelMValle @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/IW0OGIhRJy

— Alicia Victoria Lozano (@aliciavlozano) August 6, 2019

The #FreeMeek crowd is still gathered for a rally. They were hoping to hear from @MeekMill today but will be back out supporting on his next court date. @NBCPhiladelphia pic.twitter.com/lteGBdGblD

— Miguel Martinez-Valle (@MiguelMValle) August 6, 2019

Afterwards, Meek thanked his fans and the city of Philadelphia for coming out to support him.

I want to thank all my supporters and the Philly media for coming out to my hearing! Although I wanted to personally address you this morning, my attorneys advised me not to comment about my case at this time. pic.twitter.com/cJdw4eKgqo

— MeekMill (@MeekMill) August 6, 2019

What I can say is that I appreciate the hometown love and I’m proud to represent the city of Philadelphia in everything I do.

— MeekMill (@MeekMill) August 6, 2019

The 2008 drug and weapon charges conviction was tossed out by Pennsylvania Superior Court last month, with the ruling stating the decision was inspired by evidence showing that a cop who testified against Meek had questionable credibility given his track record. Additional controversy has arisen from the lengthy proceedings due to Judge Genece Brinkley, who's been accused of bias and a personal agenda by Meek's defense.

Meek Mill was among the guests at Day 2 of OVO Fest 2019, the Drake-led festival that also saw special appearances from Cardi B and Chris Brown, and more.

Ovo fest!!!! Toronto was a movieeee I missed y’all @Drake x cuz pic.twitter.com/LumwKV3fGO

— MeekMill (@MeekMill) August 6, 2019

Earlier this month, Meek stopped by Stephen Colbert's Late Show to go deep on his continued fight for criminal justice reform and his recently announced deal with Roc Nation.

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