Back in the day (2007), rapper Lupe Fiasco‘s business partner was convicted of possessing six kilos of heroin with intent to distribute and sentenced to 44 years in prison. Part of the penalty was down to the fact that Charles “Chilly” Patton was packing when the cops came a’ rappin’ (in their own special way). Patton appealed his conviction, claiming that the judge should have asked the jurors whether they had any “biases” against firearms. The Supreme Court declined to hear the case, affirming an Illinois Supreme Court decision ruling that the defense should have raised those issues during jury selection. D’oh! [FYI: Patton was Gulf War veteran whose ascendancy as a Chicago drug dealer depended on his ties to Nigerians and his alleged ability to use record deals for cash flow.]