VERDICT WATCH GA - Rapper Young + others indicted on RICO & other charges, May 2022. Trial ongoing April 2023, interruptions, lawyer arrested. Fulton County. #2

[arielilane]

Back to Weinstein.



@ThuggerDaily

Schardt wrapped up his closing argument. Weinstein up for his closing on behalf of Yak Gotti, beginning by thanking the jury for their attention over the past year and says he will try his best to move quickly.

 

[arielilane]

@JozsefPapp_

Judge Whitaker just said that we will be going late today and continue with Mr. Weinstein, followed by a break before the state finishes their closing argument.

Weinstein starts out by thanking the jurors for their time and attention and telling them that he will move at a fast and brisk pace.

Weinstein starts talking about Deamonte Kendrick's beginning and how he had a football scholarship to play at UGA.

Weinstein said he has already paid for his crimes in 2015 and has turned to his art.

"He's been caught up in this targeting of Jeffery Williams," Weinstein said, adding that the use of lyrics is an attack on the first amendment.


Weinstein is talking about how the state hasn't really proven anything against YoungThug.


"Law enforcement put a target on Jeffery Williams' back," Weinstein said.


Weinstein said Deamonte Kendrick is one of YoungThug's best friend and is a tragedy of the state's war against Young .

"He finessed the police. He is a master liar, he is an admitted master liar," Weinstein said about Kenneth Copeland and his lies on the stand.


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Weinstein's closing continues:

@JozsefPapp_

Weinstein argues about the fact that there is nothing tying Kendrick to the Infinity and the murder of Donovan Thomas.


Weistein just asked if the state is a gang as well because they are wearing red today.


Weinstein is going after the state for their definition of YSL as a gang and how ridiculous it is to use clothing, social media posts and tattoos.

Weistein said Kendrick was simply trying to make it out.

Weinstein is now addressing the other charges against Kendrick relating to the guns and drugs recovered from Young 's home.

"The state has not met their high burden," Weinstein said.

Weinstein finished his closing arguments after 45 minutes.

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[arielilane]

@ThuggerDaily

Weinstein only took 45 minutes for his closing argument. I'm sure the jury appreciated that. His theme was that the State delivered on the promise the defense made in opening statements - they were going to deliver a nothing-burger against his client.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861168642026606664

 

[arielilane]

Hylton up for the State's final closing, starting by thanking the jury, and then responding to Weinstein's statement that the State is targeting people of color.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861173034771476547

Hylton says the defense case is a case of "convenience", arguing, for example, its simply convenient to blame Woody for the murder in the indictment





Hylton argues the defense's case is made up of distractions to take the jury's attention away from the actual evidence






If Shannon gets convicted of "gun possession by a felon", it'll be because of this






On the other hand, Hylton spent like 3 seconds on this slide and quickly moved along, regarding gun possession by Yak. These are the guns from 's house. Feels like they don't think they have a realistic chance at a conviction on this one idk though






Woah - at the eleventh hour, is the state pivoting their theory with Yak? They realized they can't prove he was in the car that shot Donovan Thomas, so they're now saying he was the one who alerted the shooters to Thomas' location, even if he wasn't in in the infiniti?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861178773363687651

 

[arielilane]

I'm going back to the other thread as Deputy DA Hylton begins her closing arguments.


Deputy DA Simone Hylton started out saying that they are not targeting people of color but gang members and that most of the prosecution team are people of color.


Hylton is going back to Adkins' point about being a party to the crime.
Hylton said it was Kendrick who let the others know where Donovan Thomas was the night of the murder.

@JozsefPapp_

 

[arielilane]

@JozsefPapp_

After 8 hours and 24 minutes of testimony, the jury will receive instructions tomorrow and begin deliberating.

Total state – 4 hours and 45 minutes

Total defense - 3 hours and 39 minutes


8:00 PM · Nov 25, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@JozsefPapp_

Here is a picture from today closing arguments in the #ysltrial.

Shannon Stillwell hugging his attorney @MaxGoddard13 after Schardt finished closing arguments on Monday in the state’s longest trial.

 

[arielilane]

LIVE: YSL RICO Trial — GA v. Deamonte Kendrick and Shannon Stillwell — D...
https://youtube.com/live/kMilHBzJSdA?si=QBQojeZU4-Cx_SJk via @YouTube

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861400465193476398

Late start today. Attorneys/judge will be in court at 9:30 to finalize jury instructions.

Jury reports at 11am. Judge Whitaker will read the lengthy instructions and the jury will begin deliberating sometime this afternoon.


8:23 AM · Nov 26, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@JozsefPapp_

Judge Whitaker is on the bench as attorneys work on the final details of the jury charges and instructions before the jurors arrive at 11 a.m.



9:34 AM · Nov 26, 2024

 

[arielilane]

Today is Day 167/YSL RICO trial

 

[arielilane]

@JozsefPapp_

Judge Whitaker is currently reading the jury charges. We have been told that we can't leave or enter the courtroom while she reads the jury charges.

11:25 AM · Nov 26, 2024




Jurors are paying attention to what Judge Whitaker is telling them. Some are leaning forward, others are leaning back but still paying attention.


11:38 AM · Nov 26, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@cathyrusson

No matchy matchy today.

 

[arielilane]

@cathyrusson

I'm curious about the choice of black on verdict watch day......

I'm not clear on if deliberations have actually begun. Judge Whitaker only instructed them to select a foreperson, since then the attorneys/judge have been going over what evidence will be sent back, etc..

For now I'm going to go with 12:15pm ET as the start of deliberations unless we hear differently. My guess is even though they were only instructed to choose a foreperson, they are likely talking about the case while waiting for the evidence, etc...

 

[arielilane]

@JozsefPapp_

Being told that the jury won’t start deliberating or shouldn’t start deliberating until they get all the evidence, which attorneys were working on before the lunch break.


1:11 PM · Nov 26, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@JozsefPapp_

Attorneys are now going through the physical evidence.

Family members from Shymel Drinks and Donovan Thomas just arrived to the courtroom.

YoungThug’s dad is also in the courtroom sitting next to Deamonte Kendrick’s mother.

Whitaker just said she wants to hand all over to the jury in five minutes, so she told members of both sides to get to work and be done so the jury can start deliberating.

Whitaker just said that the jury might be deliberating for a month (which seems like an extreme exaggeration) and she will probably use this courtroom for the remaining 11 defendants.

Whitaker is ready to go and told them that evidence is ready to be wheeled to the jury room.

A deputy has begun taking back the evidence back to the jury.

 

[arielilane]

Posted one hour ago


@ThuggerDaily

The 4 alternate jurors were just informed they're the alternates and will not be part of deliberations (unless an actual juror unexpectedly is unable to continue)Must be a terrible feeling after a year of sitting through this trial!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861471415414731000

 

[arielilane]

@cathyrusson

The prosecution team DID decide to match today.
Women in all black. Men with black ties. I would love to see that email/text that goes out coordinating.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861460907941134740

 

[arielilane]

Glad I am sitting down.



@cathyrusson

BREAKING: The jury is officially deliberating in the #ysltrial. Verdict clock starts at 2:25pm ET. Judge instructed jury to stay at least until 5pm but if they want to stay later, they won't go past 7pm.



2:27 PM · Nov 26, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@cathyrusson

VERDICT CLOCK - We've set up clock on the live stream to track verdict time. Note: the deputies made us turn the camera off until there's a question or verdict.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Wx5gdpHi4RM

https://twitter.com/x/status/1861496945367491009

 

[arielilane]

@cathyrusson

NEW: Jury is going home after 2 1/2 hours of deliberations. They'll return tomorrow at 9am ET.


The juror will go straight to the jury room each morning (bummer for us on exact timing). If no verdict by 3pm tomorrow, the judge told the jury they could leave due to Thanksgiving weekend. The jury would return MONDAY if no verdict tomorrow by 3pm. We will NOT have a camera feed until a question or verdict.

5:07 PM · Nov 26, 2024