ATLANTA — One of the 14 defendants standing trial in the sweeping gang case against rapper Young Thug and his alleged associates wants to represent himself.
Attorney Gina Bernard, who represents Jayden Myrick, filed a motion Wednesday asking the judge to schedule a hearing to determine if her client is competent to represent himself during the lengthy trial. Myrick told his attorney Wednesday morning that he wants to exercise that right, Bernard wrote.
Bernard, who works as a public defender, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution she had to make the court aware of her client’s request and that a hearing on the matter would likely be held at a later date.
