REMY MA - REMY MA ASSAULT TRIAL DATE SET

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.