The judge presiding over the trial of rapper Young Thug was ordered off the case Monday afternoon after two defendants requested his recusal.
The judge presiding over the trial of rapper Young Thug was ordered off the case Monday afternoon after two defendants requested his recusal following a meeting the judge had with prosecutors and a state witness that did not include the defense team.
Krause said that she found nothing improper about Glanville's meeting, but said she still ordered Glanville to be recused in order to preserve public trust. Glanville's removal is the latest interruption in what is already the longest criminal trial in Georgia history. Last November, Glanville made the historic ruling that rap lyrics could "conditionally" be used as evidence in the trial.
Steel's wife, Colette Resnik Steel, filed notice of an intent to appeal, and the Georgia Supreme Court granted him bond and an emergency motion to stay the order on June 12. The court agreed to hear Steel's case at a future time.
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