Young Thug's RICO trial will reportedly call 1,200 potential jurors for evaluation, according to legal documents obtained by AllHipHop. While authorities arrested Thug and the rest of the YSL codefendants almost a year ago, the trial still isn't underway. Moreover, it's been subject to a lengthy and delayed jury selection process, which is no closer to completion after hundreds of participants. Furthermore, this selection process could take several more months, which only means more time behind bars in this high-profile case.
Still, the documents read as such: "The Jury Clerk shall send a sufficient number of subpoenas to result in the appearance of an additional 1200 prospective trial jurors: 300 on February 24, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.; 300 on March 17, 2023 at 9:30 AM; 300 on April 28, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.; and 300 on May 19, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. The prospective jurors will watch a pre-recorded reading of the indictment for this case and hear preliminary jury instructions from Chief Judge Glanville on these respective dates." In addition, prospective jurors will have to answer a questionnaire from the court under oath and participate in "potential hardships" examinations, which aim to identify factors such as mental or physical disability.
Young Thug Trial Evaluating 1,200 Jurors
Meanwhile, Thugger's list of witnesses includes accomplished music executives Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles. While his trial seems no closer to completion than it was months ago, at least he has people on his side. In the months left in the jury selection process, perhaps they'll take advantage of the extra time to really think about what will go down- and how they'll go about it. Meanwhile, many on social media and beyond are concerned for a witness's life after an interrogation video leaked. Afterwards, many called the witness a rat and threatened his safety.
"This is a murder that’s about to take place with some very hot people," they said in the leak. "And [inaudible] the stuff that I know right now should be able to help me get out my situation.” While it's unclear whether this report refers to Lil Woody, if it's not, that was another case of alleged snitching that many threatened. “It puts people’s lives in danger,” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis stated. “My worst fear is that it is used as an intimidating tactic and people might be hurt.” Also, she wants Judge Glanville to open an investigation into the leak, which many believe might've come from the defense. However, defense attorney Keith Adams denied such claims, and pushed back on the D.A. wanting to restrict court access to the video. Regardless, stick around on HNHH for the latest on Young Thug and the YSL RICO case.
