{"id":2280,"date":"2024-08-16T23:27:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T23:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/republican-da-nominee-vows-to-end-it-if-elected\/"},"modified":"2024-08-16T23:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T23:27:08","slug":"republican-da-nominee-vows-to-end-it-if-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/republican-da-nominee-vows-to-end-it-if-elected\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican DA Nominee Vows to End It If Elected"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tCourtney Kramer<\/strong>, the Republican challenger to Fani Willis<\/strong> in the race for Fulton County District Attorney in Georgia, is vowing to end the long-running YSL RICO trial involving Young Thug if she\u2019s elected, according to a statement issued by her campaign on Friday (Aug. 16).<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWith no apparent justice in sight, I have become highly concerned and disappointed in the lack of prosecutorial oversight in this case,\u201d Kramer said in the statement. \u201cAs time goes on, the public has witnessed a trial that is undoubtedly over prosecuted by attorneys who have repeatedly been admonished for lack of trial prepartion: a complete and utter waste of the court\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKramer goes on to blast prosecutors in the case, noting that they were recently \u201ccondemned\u201d by new judge Paige Reese Whitaker<\/strong> \u201cfor not following the ethical and legal duty to disclose exculpatory evidence that could prove fruitful for the defense, one of the most basic requirements in the courtroom.\u201d She further contends that the case \u201cwas brought to bring fame\u201d to Willis, \u201cnot to bring justice to the community,\u201d and that it\u2019s resulted in \u201cendless amounts of taxpayer dollars\u201d being spent \u201con a prosecution that is based almost entirely on witnesses with little to no credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIf I am elected as the next District Attorney of Fulton County, I promise to end this prosecution immediately,\u201d said Kramer. \u201cI challenge my opponent to do the same thing, the right thing, and end this prosection and release the accused in this case who are being held without bond.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tRepresentatives for Willis and Young Thug did not immediately respond to Billboard<\/em>\u2018s requests for comment.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe YSL case was set into motion in May 2022 when Thug (real name Jeffery Williams) was indicted along with dozen of others over allegations that their YSL was not a record label called Young Stoner Life but a violent Atlanta street game called Young Slime Life. The group of defendants was charged under Georgia\u2019s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law, with prosecutors claiming they operated a criminal enterprise that committed murders, carjackings, armed robberies, drug dealing and other crimes over the course of a decade.<\/p>\n

\n\tSince his arrest, Thug remained in jail despite multiple calls for his release. On Aug. 8, Judge Whitaker denied requests by Thug\u2019s attorneys to declare a mistrial over the explosive revelation of a secret \u201cex parte\u201d meeting between the since-removed judge in the case, Ural Glanville<\/strong>, prosecutors and a key witness. Prior to that, she denied their renewed motion to release Thug on bond.<\/p>\n

\n\tNotably, the trial, which began in January 2023 and resumed on Monday (Aug. 12), is now the longest in Georgia state history; with dozens of witnesses still set to testify, it\u2019s estimated to run well into next year.<\/p>\n

\n\tYou can read Kramer\u2019s full statement here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n