Yak Gotti's Lawyer Shares Tense Moment With The Judge During Pretrial Hearing

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on November 21, 20231.6K Views

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 17: Yak Gotti performs onstage with Young Thug at 'Samsung Galaxy + Billboard' during the 2022 SXSW Conference and Festivals at Waterloo Park on March 17, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Amy E. Price/Getty Images for SXSW)

It's the second such exchange between lawyer and judge.

With the beginning of the YSL RICO trial less than a week away, only six co-defendants in the case remain. Two of which are Young Thug and Yak Gotti. Thug's position was seemingly weakened earlier this month when the judge made the decision to allow his song lyrics to be used as evidence in the trial. The decision proved controversial with dozens of rappers and hundreds of fans coming out against it. Even though the proceedings are still in pretrial, there have already been some heated moments between lawyers and judges.

Last week, Young Thug's lawyer had a tense moment with one of the judges in the case while dealing with a witness called in to serve as a gang expert. Now, there's once again been a confrontational moment between judge and lawyer. This time it was Yak Gotti's lawyer and Judge Ural Glanville. Gotti's lawyer Doug Weinstein brought up the fact that the defendants in the trial have the right to a line-of-sight view of the witnesses taking the stand. He mentioned it because the current configuration of the courtroom didn't allow for it, which could potentially violate their rights. As they discussed solutions to the problem, Weinstein pointed out that the burden was on the state to fix the issue, as they caused it in the first place by trying so many defendants together. The judge didn't take kindly to that response. Check out a clip of the interaction below.

Yak Gotti's Lawyer Warned By Judge In Pretrial

As with many elements of the case, fans online have taken the side of the defendants in both recent cases. Many agreed that the constant objections of the prosecution prevented Young Thug's representation from accurately questioning their gang expert witness. And many online have agreed that Gotti's lawyer was raising legitimate concerns that were dismissed too quickly by the judge.

Earlier this month, yet another co-defendant in the YSL trial accepted a plea deal. Derontae Bebee became the most recent of all the members indicted to cut a deal to avoid trial. What do you think of the judge in Yak Gotti's case sending a warning to his lawyer in pretrial? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.