Prosecutors in Georgia will use song lyrics and music videos as evidence in the upcoming trial for rapper Young Thug who is charged as part of an 88-page indictment of 28 people for gang-related and violent offenses.
A new judge, a 'hostile' star witness and another mistrial request kicked off the jury's return Monday to the racketeering and gun conspiracy trial of Atlanta rapper Young Thug after a nearly two-month hiatus. The case has become Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial since it began with jury selection in January 2023, dragging on through multiple delays and unexpected turns that threatened to unravel the proceedings entirely.
In June, Young Thug’s lawyer, Brian Steel, filed a recusal motion for Glanville, claiming that a private meeting between the judge and prosecutors on June 10 with Kenneth Copeland, one of the star witnesses, was “improper” because the defense was excluded. Such meetings without all parties present could be seen as unfavorable because it could allow for witness tampering. The accusation led Glanville to hold Steel in contempt of court when he refused to divulge who told him about the meeting.
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