When he was charged, Shmudra pled not guilty on all counts at a hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court and was ordered to be held on a two million dollar bail.
In another hearing, his lawyers requested the bail to be lowered, but the judge refused as the prosecution characterized him as the "driving force" in GS9.
Shmurda was looking at 25 years in prison for the most serious of his conspiracy charges.
He was offered an 8-year plea deal, but he refused. Soon after, the rapper and his girlfriend were accused of having her smuggle him a knife into Rikers Island. However, both of them pled not guilty again.
After refusing the plea deal for so long, he finally agreed to it on September 9, 2016. He later explained to Complex why he did it.
I did it for Rowdy [Rebel]. They offered me five [years] and offered Rowdy 12. They said the only way they’ll give him seven is if I took seven, too. So, you know, I had to take one for the dawgs.
He was sentenced to seven years, two of which he had already served.
While his original sentence dictated that he be out by December 11, 2021, he was later given a conditional release in February 2021.
