Crime and Public Safety @ajc | Georgia Southern 🦅 | Former @TheGeorgeAnne, @AUG_Chronicle| 🇪🇨 | Opinions are my own |Tips? Jozsef.Papp-chang@ajc.com | he/him
Sep 5 • 26 tweets • 4 min read
As soon as Judge Whitaker took the bench this morning, she asked attorneys if they had anything to discuss about jurors.
Attorney Katie Hingerty, who is here on behalf of Deamonte Kendrick, brought up a potential issue involving jurors and @InfamousSylvia. @ajc #YSL #YoungThug
There appears to have been a juror or jurors who brought up issues with some "nicknames" that they've apparently been given online.
A deputy talked to judge and then removed Sylvia from the courtroom yesterday.
Attorneys asked for a couple of minutes to talk about the issue.
Aug 12 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
Judge Whitaker is on the bench as attorneys talk about instructions to give to the jury. @ajc #YSL #YoungThug
RICO expert John Floyd is there sitting next to Adriane Love. Here is a story about who Floyd is. ajc.com/news/crime/law…
Jul 9 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
New: Judge Rachel Krause has denied Young Thug's motion asking her to recuse herself from hearing the motion to recuse Judge Ural Glanville, as well as, Deamonte Kendrick's motion for all Fulton judges to recuse from hearing the motion to recuse Glanville. @ajc #YSL #YoungThug
@ajc In her order regarding Young Thug's motion, Krause notes that "The Georgia Supreme Court has held that the mere fact of a campaign contribution to a judge - even from a party to the case - does not warrant recusal where the contribution was not exceptionally large."
Jun 11 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Attorneys representing Brian Steel, including Ashley Merchant, Colette Resnik Steel and Alex Susor filed an emergency motion for supersedeas bond on criminal contempt with the GA Court of Appeals. @ajc #YoungThug #YSL
Here is the rest of the motion (1/3) #YoungThug #YSL
Jun 10 • 27 tweets • 3 min read
Judge Glanville is back on the bench after Young Thug's attorney Brian Steel was taken into custody and a short break was called. #YSL #YoungThug
"Mr. Steel put himself in this particular position," Glanville told Adams about him having to represent Young Thug without Steel present.