India, Oct. 28 -- Rapper Lil Durk, whose legal name is Durk Banks, has asked a federal court to release him on bond while he awaits a second trial on a racketeering-related murder charge. Banks' attorneys filed the motion on Tuesday ahead of a scheduled bond review hearing on November 4 before US District Judge Michael Fitzgerald.

The request comes weeks after a jury acquitted him of murder-for-hire charges linked to the 2022 killing of rapper Saviay'a Robinson, known as Lul Pab.

One of the most significant filings submitted with the motion is a letter from Robinson's mother stating that she does not object to Banks' release if the court considers it appropriate.

The defense argued that the September acquittal substantially weakens the...