REMY MA - REMY MA ASSAULT TRIAL DATE SET

Rapper REMY MA will stand trial later this month (Feb08) to face charges of assault and witness tampering. The hip-hop star - real name Remy Smith - is accused of assault, criminal possession of a weapon, gang assault and witness intimidation in relation to the shooting of 23-year-old Makeda Barnes-Joseph outside a New York nightclub in July (07). Smith appeared in a Manhattan, New York courtroom on Thursday (31Jan08) when a judge set the date of 25 February (08) for the start of the trial. Smith has pleaded not guilty to all charges, reports AllHipHop.com.