Young Thug‘s attorney has now filed a second motion to dismiss Judge Ural Granville from presiding over the rapper’s ongoing RICO trial.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution writer Jozsef Papp shared the official filing to X on Tuesday (July 9). The 233-page motion filed by Brian Steel is a supplement to the one he filed last month, where he also filed for a mistrial, alleging that the judge and prosecutors had a “unlawful, improper ex parte meeting” with witness Kenneth Copeland.
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In the new documents, Steel notes that Judge Rachel Krause should also be recused from getting to decide whether Glanville can stay on the case because they contributed to each other’s re-election campaigns. He also called for District Attorney Adriane Love and prosecutor Simone Hylton to be removed from the case, and referred back to the meeting with Copeland – calling it a “disgraceful episode” in Fulton Courts and noting that Glanville, Love and Hylton “shall never be trusted by Mr. Williams or undersigned counsel.”
He added: “The criminal justice system in Fulton County, in the State of Georgia and in America has been attacked by the conduct of these three actors.”
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You can view the full thread and documents here.
In court last month, Steel began rowing with the judge after he found out about the meeting with Copeland, with Glanville ordering the attorney to reveal who told him about the meet.
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Steel refused to tell the judge who had told him about the meeting, and in a dramatic scene, had the lawyer arrested for contempt — all of which was caught on a courtroom livestream.
“You can purge that contempt just by telling who it is that told you that information. That’s all I need to know,” Glanville said to Steel, who refused to name names.
Steel also said he wanted to spend his jail time with his client Young Thug to continue preparing their defense against the RICO charges.
Steel later avoided any prison time after being granted bond, pending the appeal of his contempt charge.
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Steel’s own attorney celebrated the legal victory in a statement, saying: “We are thrilled that Brian will be home with his family for Father’s Day this weekend. We appreciate how quickly and thoughtfully our appellate courts handled this unfortunate situation.”
The trial has since been delayed indefinitely until it is decided whether the Glanville acted inappropriately in having a secret meeting with a witness and prosecutors. However, as stated, the judge appointed to make that decision, Judge Krause, is now also being objected to by Steel.
