Posted on 12/03/2024 8:46:34 AM PST by CFW
Georgia’s longest-running criminal trial ended Tuesday with not guilty verdicts, except for one charge, for the two remaining co-defendants in a sprawling racketeering case that had included rap superstar Young Thug.
The defendants — Deamonte Kendrick, a rapper known as Yak Gotti, and Shannon Stillwell — were both facing charges linked to the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO, statute. Among the most serious charges were for the killing of an alleged rival gang member in a 2015 drive-by shooting and conspiracy to violate RICO. Stillwell was also charged with murder in the 2022 killing of another alleged rival gang member.
The 12 jurors began deliberating on Nov. 26, and found Kendrick not guilty and Stillwell not guilty except for one felony firearm charge.
Kendrick was stabbed Sunday in a Fulton County Jail annex.
The case initially featured 28 co-defendants, including Young Thug, whom Fulton County prosecutors accused in a 2022 indictment of leading an Atlanta street gang, Young Slime Life, or YSL. (Young Thug founded his own label, YSL Records, in 2016.)
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"Fani Willis suffers Major Defeat in Atlanta RICO case"
Fulton County District Attorney Big Fani Willis just suffered a major defeat in her ill-conceived RICO trial in Georgia. The longest trial in Georgia history with 28 defendants ended in not guilty charges for all defendants (Shannon Stillwell was found guilty of a single gun charge, but given time served).
“Fani” ? Mega Barf!
I have followed this case on YouTube for many months. The DA and the judge were terrible.
At one point the judge put one of the defense attorneys in jail as he would not disclose who told him of a secret illegal meeting the judge had with other defendents.
The judge was forced to recuse himself.
Maybe if she was more focused on this case instead of DJT and her lover boy . . .
The checks passed so the trial is over.
“Personally, I could care less about rappers and “Young Thug” or his associates. I suspect there are many like me. Rappers and their followers are part of a poisonous subculture in the US that inflicts nothing but pain on the nation”
I agree. However, I do care about justice and Constitutional rights. Fani Willis and the Fulton County DA’s office, violated rights, overcharged defendants, and were all around unprofessional and unprepared in this RICO case. Even the judge at times was shocked at their actions such as failure to respond to discovery requests and lack of trial preparation.
If our laws and Constitutional rights do not apply to the guilty man just as much as the innocent, then there is no use having the laws at all.
RICO, statute. Among the most serious charges were for the killing of an alleged rival gang member
>>I agree. However, I do care about justice and Constitutional rights. Fani Willis and the Fulton County DA’s office, violated rights, overcharged defendants, and were all around unprofessional and unprepared in this RICO case. Even the judge at times was shocked at their actions such as failure to respond to discovery requests and lack of trial preparation.
If our laws and Constitutional rights do not apply to the guilty man just as much as the innocent, then there is no use having the laws at all.<<
I agree
That would be “BigFat”.
I'm not all that familiar with this case, but it sounds like it was a convoluted prosecution from the get-go.
secret illegal meeting the judge had with a witness. Fixed it
Judge Granville was upset that the defense team was unaware of an ex parte meeting he held with a state's witness that was cooperating in lieu of other charges.
Me too. Incredible how biased and corrupt they were. When you are worse than Young Thug, you have really achieved something.
In other Fani Willis news:
Court Orders Fani Willis to Disclose Communications in Trump Case
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A Superior Court in Fulton County has issued a default judgment against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, mandating her to disclose all communications with Special Counsel Jack Smith and the January 6th Committee concerning the RICO case against former President Donald Trump. This ruling comes after Willis was found to have violated Georgia’s Open Records Law. She must comply within five business days, highlighting a significant legal transparency issue.
When you get more info, that deserves its own thread!
Just found more info and posted a threat:
Here is the press release from Judicial Watch:
Thanks!
Maybe you can ask for an edit ...
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