Judge Ural Glanville has officially been recused from Young Thug and YSL's ongoing RICO trial. Rachel Krause, the Fulton County Superior Court judge who oversaw the decision, argued Glanville's recusal is necessary to preserve “the public’s confidence in the judicial system.” The move comes after the rapper's lawyer, Brian Steel, filed a motion to have him taken off the case due to a controversial ex-parte meeting between himself, the prosecution, and star witness Kenneth Copeland. When Steele learned of the meeting and became livid in the courtroom, Glanville held him in contempt of court.
“Judge Glanville, lawyer Love and lawyer Hylton have prejudiced and tainted Mr. Williams’ trial so deeply as Judge Glanville has not acted as a Judge but morphed into an essential part of the prosecution team,” the defense wrote in its motion. They further described the judge as having had a "secret" meeting with Copeland.
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Despite the defense's anger about the ex-parte meeting, it's not what directly caused Glanville's recusal. In fact, Krause noted in the order that she agreed with Glanville about there being nothing inappropriate about the meeting. However, she says the way he handled the backlash to the situation and his initial denial of motions to recuse has caused the public to lose confidence in his handling of the trial.
Judge Ural Glanville Recused From Young Thug Trial
It's unclear when the court will reassign the case to a new judge. Be on the lookout for further updates on Young Thug and the rest of the YSL trial on HotNewHipHop.
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