The state will summon 300 witnesses in the trial of the young thug RICO
The state of Georgia said it would summon 300 witnesses during the investigation. young thugs and GunnaRICO trial, will likely require months of testimonies, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The trial of the two Atlanta rappers and 26 other defendants will begin in January in Fulton County.
Prosecutors recently filed a request to delay the trial until March, but the judge denied the request on Thursday.
Prosecutors recently filed a motion to delay the trial until March, however Supreme Court Justice Ural Glanville dismissed that suggestion on Thursday, the newspaper reported.
The state said it would call 300 witnesses in the YSL trial and it could take three and a half months. Judge Glanville thought it would take longer.
– George Chidi – Goal Atlanta (@neonflag) November 17, 2022
The state has said it could take three and a half months to complete the summons of all witnesses in the trial, with Judge Glanville suggesting it could take anywhere from six to nine months, according to George Chidi, a reporter of Goal Atlanta.
Chidi happened to be in court on Thursday and revealed that sheriff’s deputies arrested a person standing outside the courthouse for allegedly having a phone in court.
Social media expresses shock at the state’s intention to call 300 witnesses to the YSL RICO trial
Reactions to the news have gone viral on social media, with many expressing shock at the sheer number of witnesses the state plans to summon.
“They have got 300 the witness they are calling for in the RICO case against young thugs and YSL. They are making sure he never gets out of jail. How many years have they been building this case?” one person tweeted.
The sheriff just arrested a bystander for having a phone in the courthouse. Honestly, it’s an arrest for sass.
– George Chidi – Goal Atlanta (@neonflag) November 17, 2022
Another wrote “surely they are arresting random people on their way to testify against young thugs 300 Everyone? No way.”
“OH. They were cooked,” a third person tweeted. “🤦🏾 they try to fry these guys….300 witnesses???” another commenter noted.
The news comes just a week after Hugger’s lawyers filed a request to technically dismiss the case
Like Shade room As reported exclusively last week, Young Thug’s attorneys are seeking to dismiss his RICO lawsuit based on technicality, accusing the district attorney of filing “fake” and “fake” subpoenas. as the rap star continues to languish in Georgia’s Cobb County Jail.
On November 3, Brian Steel of The Steel Law Firm, who is representing Thugger, filed a motion to dismiss all charges against their client, citing prosecutors abusing their “equal jurisdiction.” Grand Jury’s use of forged subpoenas.”
The thug’s lawyer says evidence from the “Sham” car rental subpoena should be dropped, along with the charges against him
Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was denied bail this summer and will stay behind bars until at least 2023 when his case is heard.
Steel’s motion essentially dismisses the allegation that the District Attorney issued a subpoena in April 2016 to recover a rental car that they allege was used for crimes that Thugger was charged.
Steele said that the subpoena “was not issued or authorized by any Judge, Clerk of Court, or duly authorized Grand jury.”
The petition goes on to say that “fake” and “forged” grand jury subpoenas were sent to both Thug and Hertz, which were used to compel the company to provide material information regarding a car rented under Thugs’ name.