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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Charlotte Kramon

Last 2 defendants await their fate as long-running YSL trial ends after a year of testimony

Young Thug Trial - (2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Prosecutors said Monday that the last two defendants in a long-running gang and racketeering trial committed murder on behalf of an Atlanta street gang co-founded by rapper Young Thug.

But defense attorneys said the state slapped together cherry-picked social media posts and song lyrics with unreliable witness testimony to paint a misleading narrative about young men from tough upbringings who tried to escape poverty through music.

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