Young Thug – Judge In Rapper’s YSL Trial Says She Will Consider A Mistrial

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Young Thug – Judge In Rapper’s YSL Trial Says She Will Consider A Mistrial

Young Thug and YSL’s racketeering trial may be heading for a mistrial.

On October 23, Judge Paige Reese Whitaker indicated she might consider a mistrial without prejudice after a state witness, Wunnie Lee, inadvertently read the hashtag #FreeQua from an unredacted social media post while testifying. This hashtag refers to one of Thug’s co-defendants, Marquavius Huey, which could lead the jury to believe he has been incarcerated, a point they are not allowed to consider.

This prompted defense attorney Nicole Westmoreland to request a mistrial, stating it was impossible to

“unring this bell.”

Court then adjourned for the day.

Judge Whitaker criticized prosecutors for the slip-up.

“You should have presented [the witness] with a document that had that part [the hashtag] redacted,” she said.

“It’s just sloppy… It should have occurred to you.”

Have y’all been keeping up with the trial?