Plea Deals

Young Thug Trial: Multiple YSL Defendants Submit Plea Deal Counter-Offers To Fani Willis

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Multiple defendants in the YSL RICO trial have made plea deal counter offers, which, according to FOX 5 Atlanta, are on District Attorney Fani Willis’ desk for review as of Monday afternoon. It remains unclear if the courtroom will be open to the public later in the day.

The news has social media users anxious for updates on the trial. “Omg I’m nervous. If they take pleas they doing some time,” one fan on X (formerly Twitter) theorized. Another slammed Willis as a “demon.” They wrote: “Fani Willis is a demon who kept these men in her dungeon because she NEEDS CONVICTIONS. Fani Willis knows the jury will never convict these men and she needs to stop this train wreak yet she NEEDS CONVICTIONS!” Fans have been waiting almost a year for the end of what has become the longest criminal trial in Georgia’s history.

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Young Thug’s Lawyers Arrive At The Fulton County Courthouse

Brian Steel, attorney for rapper Young Thug, arrives at the Fulton County Courthouse on November 27, 2023, in Atlanta, Georgia. Opening statements will begin in the case against 31-year-old US rapper Young Thug and 28 others, who are facing a racketeering indictment accusing the defendants of a number of offenses that support an overarching conspiracy charge, including murder, assault, carjacking, drug dealing, and theft. (Photo by Christian Monterrosa / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTIAN MONTERROSA/AFP via Getty Images)

The update comes after the case nearly ended in a mistrial, last week, after a witness read a social media post on the stand featuring the hashtag #freequa. That section of the post had been redacted for the courtroom, but mistakenly not so for the exhibit of evidence from which the witness had been reading. The hashtag implied a previous jail sentence for one of the co-defendants, of which jurors should not have been made aware. “We’re not going to be able to un-ring this bell,” defense attorney Nicole Westmoreland said at the time, as caught by Fox 5 Atlanta. “The state presented to the witness, I guess, the unredacted version [of the exhibit], didn’t prep him to not comment on it, and he did.”

YSL Rico Trial Could Be Nearing An End

Judge Paige Reese Whitaker said she wouldn’t grant an immediate mistrial with prejudice but would consider one without prejudice. This would mean the state could retry the case. Be on the lookout for further updates on the YSL RICO trial on HotNewHipHop.

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Kodak Black’s Lawyer Breaks Down Differences In 6ix9ine & Gunna Cases

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Bradford Cohen knows a thing or two about high-profile cases, especially with a steady client like Kodak Black. The Florida star has had his fair share of legal troubles, and with each turn, Cohen is there to ensure Kodak is taken care of. It seems that Cohen has received several requests to speak about the YSL case, more specifically, about Gunna.

Tekashi 6ix9ine made his voice heard on social media as he targeted the “Pushin P” rapper. Following Gunna agreeing to a plea deal, 6ix9ine questioned why the industry wasn’t attacking the YSL star with the same fervor that they did to him.

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As we know, 6ix9ine can be unrelenting when someone is in his crosshairs. Cohen penned a lengthy statement on Instagram where he addressed the differences in 6ix9ine’s cooperation with the authorities and Gunna copping to a plea.

“I have been getting an enormous amount of DMs asking my opinion on Gunna vs 69 comparison. It’s interesting, but in my opinion different scenarios,” Cohen began. “First I don’t judge what a Def does in their own interest. That’s their business. You can decide if you FW them or not and that’s your decision.”

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“Some people believe any snitching is snitching. In Gunna’s case his plea only effects the defense of Ythug if he was to blame Gunna for drugs in the car,” he also wrote. “Other than that the statement doesn’t come into a trial.”

Cohen further shared that 6ix9ine’s situation involved actual testimony against co-defendants.

“That was full on testifying against co def and against others in the industry,” he added. “Again, not saying what’s right or wrong, but there is a distinct difference in the 2 situations.”

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Gunna was the first YSL co-defendant to agree to a plea. In recent weeks, the public has noticed that several of the rapper’s friends and Rap peers have unfollowed him on social media.

In his return to Instagram, Gunna advocated for YSL and Young Thug. Fourteen co-defendants are on trial and face several charges related to allegations that YSL is a criminal organization.