Young Thug‘s YSL RICO trial has been delayed indefinitely following an ongoing controversy with Judge Ural Glanville.
The trial has come to a halt until it is decided whether the controversial judge acted inappropriately in having a secret meeting with a witness and prosecutors.
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Glanville agreed that the trial will not proceed until another judge decides whether he should recuse himself from the trial over alleged misconduct.
The Fulton County judge got into a heated argument with Thug’s attorney Brian Steel over the meeting with witness Kenneth Copeland, arguing that it was unconstitutional.
BREAKING: Young Thug’s YSL RICO trial is on hold until further notice.
Judge Glanville has agreed to have another judge address the defense’s motions to have him recused from the trial. pic.twitter.com/fUBqztXIND
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Glanville has now agreed to make the transcripts from his meeting with the witness and prosecutors public.
Steel recently filed a motion to dismiss Glanville from the trial, claiming he had an “unlawful, improper ex parte meeting” with Copeland who had previously been granted immunity by the prosecution in exchange for his testimony.
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Steel claims that he and Thug received no notice of the meeting and that it violated the rapper’s “constitutional and statutory rights, including the right to due process, a fair trial, a fair tribunal, ethical prosecutors and the right to be present at every critical stage of the proceedings under the Georgia Constitution.”
In the motion to dismiss Judge Granville from the trial, Steel accuses him of being “biased” towards the prosecution.
Steel rowed 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.
Steel refused to tell the judge who tipped him off, and in dramatic scenes, had the lawyer arrested for being in contempt of court — all of which was caught on a courtroom livestream.
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Steel later said he wanted to spend his jail time with his client Young Thug to continue preparing their defense against the RICO charges.
Steel managed to avoid jail 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.”
