Attorney Kayla Bumpus was filling in for a colleague when she ended up on the heart of the most recent twist in Young Thug‘s YSL trial. Earlier this week, Judge Ural Glanville paused the court docket proceedings for Thugger and his co-defendants.
The court docket official is exploring whether or not he ought to recuse himself from the YSL trial after Thugger’s lawyer, Brian Steel, accused him of internet hosting an “ex-parte meeting.” As of July 1, the decide is ready on one other decide to rule on what ought to occur subsequent.
For context, an “ex-parte meeting” is a movement, listening to, or order granted on request and for the good thing about one get together solely.
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YSL Trial Is On Pause Because Of THIS
This week on TSR Investigates, Justin Carter speaks with Bumpus about what went down on the assembly that has pumped the brakes on the trial.
Carter walks us by way of the 56-page doc detailing the assembly between YSL trial Judge Ural Glanville, Bumpus, her consumer, and state witness Lil Woody, a court docket reporter, prosecutor Simone Hilton, and one other prosecutor.
“We don’t want you in custody. I can’t say that any other different way, but we don’t want you in custody. The only thing that’s holding you is refusing to testify,” one of many prosecutors instructed Woody.
The witness had tried to invoke his Fifth Amendment proper on the stand when requested his age. Watch the episode beneath to listen to what Attorney Bumpus needed to say in regards to the assembly. Carter additionally explains how Lil Woody claimed to refuse immunity and be a state witness.
Kayla Bumpus Says She Did Not Tell Young Thug’s Lawyer About The Meeting
Kayla insists she didn’t inform Brian Steel in regards to the assembly however admits to giving extra info when he pressed about it. Lil Woody was on the assembly as Woody’s rep on behalf of a colleague.
“The problem with the meeting is not what was discussed. It’s that Mr. Copeland was already a sworn witness. So defense council should have at least known about the meeting,” Bumpus instructed Justin Carter.
Young Thug’s lawyer, Steel, confronted the YSL trial decide in regards to the assembly in open court docket. When Brian refused to disclose the supply who instructed him in regards to the assembly, Ural held him in contempt of court docket.
“I did not tell Attorney Steel. I do not know who told Attorney Steel, but once they told him, he came and questioned me and I then did give him a rundown of what happened in the meeting,” Kayla added.
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