Young Thug’s RICO trial will resume after a judge rejected a mistrial, though she also admonished prosecutors for suppressing evidence.
Young Thug attends Young Stoner Life Meet & Greet at DTLR Camp Creek on April 22, 2021, in East Point, Ga.’s sprawling Atlanta gang trial is set to resume after the judge denied requests to declare a mistrial — though she also admonished prosecutors for suppressing evidence and ordered them to take remedial training on due process requirements.
In their mistrial motions, defense attorneys have argued that the secret meeting violated the so-called Brady rule — a core requirement in American criminal law that prosecutors must hand over evidence that might help defendants. In particular, defense attorneys say they should have been told that, during the secret meeting, Copeland stated he had “never been truthful a day in my life.”
Since Copeland’s statements were ultimately revealed to defense attorneys and they can still use them to question his credibility with jurors in future proceedings, Whitaker said the prosecutors’ actions did not “technically” amount to an actual violation of the Brady rule. But once again, she cautioned prosecutors about any repeats.
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