NY top court upholds conviction of rapper Remy Ma

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - February 24, 2011

In a ruling Thursday, the Court of Appeals rejected arguments that a judge didn't properly inform jurors before they rendered a guilty verdict.

The rapper's real name is /*Remy Smith*/. She's serving eight years in prison for criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of assault stemming from the struggle in which a friend was shot.

Smith had accused the friend of stealing $3,000 from her pocketbook.

Smith was nominated for a Grammy as part of Terror Squad for the 2004 smash "Lean Back." She has also performed with /*Busta Rhymes*/ and /*Eminem*/.

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