The Georgia “Young Slime Life” (YSL) racketeering case remains fraught with complications, the latest being Judge Ural Glanville sentencing Atlanta rapper Young Thug’s defense attorney, Brian Steel, to 10 weekends in jail for contempt. Steel, accused the court of an improper ‘ex parte’ meeting with a witness, but his claim was contested by prosecutors. The Georgia Supreme Court later granted Steel bond, delaying his sentence pending an appeal. S. Lester Tate III provided critical insights into the legal intricacies: he emphasized the impropriety of ‘ex parte’ meetings, the complexity of evidentiary issues, and the potential for vigorous appeals. Tate criticized Judge Glanville’s ruling, suggesting it may jeopardize judicial impartiality. Another YSL defense attorney’s request for Glanville’s recusal was denied, further complicating the trial. Official comments were unavailable due to the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct.
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More than two years after his initial arrest, William Marcus “Marc” Wilson’s fate hangs in the balance. Loss of life is always tragic. But another tragedy was narrowly avoided in Wilson’s acquittal of all the charges initially levied against him.
I was grateful for a former state president of the bar Lester Tate who decided to represent me and appeal to the court of appeals, which unanimously overturned Judge Muldrew’s actions and said that the only person that was wrong in that courtroom that day was Judge Muldrew.
Francys Johhnson
Former State President
Georgia NAACP
Charged in the killing of a white teen who was a passenger in a truck that reportedly targeted and harassed Wilson on a dark rural road, the young man maintained his need to defend himself and his girlfriend at the time. While Wilson was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after a last-minute charge submitted by the prosecution, his legal team remains committed to getting their client the most just outcome possible.
The state judicial ethics agency on Monday dismissed charges against a Cherokee County judge over comments he posted on social media after the arrest of the suspect charged with killing eight people at three metro Atlanta spas.
Senior Superior Court Judge Stephen Schuster dismissed the indictment against Rep. Trey
Kelley, a Republican from Cedartown. Click here for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution coverage.