Meek Mill’s lawyer isn’t the only one confounded by the two-to-four-year prison sentence handed down on Monday (Nov. 6) by a Pennsylvania Common Pleas Court judge over the rapper’s probation violation.

Attorney Joe Tacopina told Billboard on Tuesday (Nov. 7) that he believes Judge Genece Brinkley is “enamored” with his client, alleging that Brinkley “showed up at his community service” and made the unusual request that Mill (born Robert Williams) re-record a popular Boyz II Men song (“On Bended Knee”) for her, and include a personal tribute on the track.

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“If the original sentence was at least for 4 years in prison but mostly got suspended because of probation, then it’s legal to impose 2-4 years if he violates the terms,” Robert Weisberg, Director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center tells Billboard. Though Weisberg has no direct first-hand knowledge of the details of the case, he adds that if Tacopina’s claims are true, “this is indeed wildly disproportionate, for the violations — and in any event, the judge’s intrusion into the probation and community service is really bizarre. Looks like this should have been handled by another judge.”