Young Thug: Judge Removed In YSL RICO Trial
Atlanta, GA –
Young Thug and YSL’s long-running and controversial RICO trial has been thrown into additional chaos after Judge Ural Glanville was recused from the case.
According to FOX 5 Atlanta, a separate choose dominated on Monday (July 15) that it could be finest to take away Glanville from the trial for the “necessity of preserving the public’s confidence in the judicial system.”
Thug’s lawyer Brian Steel had filed a movement to dismiss Glanville from the case after he met with prosecutors and state witness Kenneth Copeland final month with out the information of the rapper and his authorized group.
Glanville’s substitute has already been named as Shukura L. Ingram, however a brand new begin date for the trial has but to be confirmed.
Young Thug’s case has been assigned to a brand new Judge:
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In the aftermath of Glanville’s removing, Steel said in a statement: “Jeffrey Williams [Young Thug] is innocent of the charges brought in this indictment and to clear his name he sought a speedy trial, one in which he would receive the constitutional guarantees of a fair trial with an impartial judge presiding and ethical prosecutors following the law.”
He continued: “Sadly, Judge Glanville and the prosecutors have run afoul of their duties under of the law. Mr. Williams is grateful that the reviewing court agreed with him and entered the order recusing and disqualifying Judge Glanville from presiding over Mr. Williams’ case. We look forward to proceeding with a trial judge who will fairly and faithfully follow the law.”
Attorneys for Thug’s co-defendant and fellow YSL rapper Yak Gotti (actual title Deamonte Kendrick) have additionally introduced that they’ll file a movement for a mistrial within the turbulent case.
Controversy round Glanville erupted in June after he had a personal assembly with Copeland and prosecutors, which critics argue ought to have occurred in open courtroom.
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Steel then claimed the assembly was “unconstitutional,” which led to a row with the choose who ordered the legal professional to disclose who instructed him concerning the assembly.
Steel refused to inform Glanville who tipped him off, and in dramatic scenes, the choose had the lawyer arrested for being in contempt of courtroom — all of which was caught on a courtroom livestream.
Steel later stated he needed to spend his jail time along with his shopper Young Thug to proceed making ready their protection towards the RICO costs.
Steel finally managed to keep away from jail time after being granted bond, pending the enchantment of his contempt cost.
