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Yak Gotti and Stillwell were bothoffered plea dealsand turned them down.
That looks like the right move now.It does.
I think the lawyers in this case were always confident they were going to win.
Its very likely the jury was unhappy about how little evidence they heard over that much time.
They can get a press release where they talk about, Look at all the guilty verdicts we secured.
We got that one count of felony possession.
Do you think Fulton County is going to continue pursuing cases against those other YSL defendants?Oh yeah.
Maybe theyll offer them generous plea terms.
It doesnt have any guardrails on it to keep the state in line.
Everything is relevant, everything is admissible, and it creates big, messy trials.
Pleading guilty was the only way to end his punishment.
How fucked up is that?
It is what it is.
Do you expect this to change how Fulton County or Georgia approaches RICO cases in the future?No.
Maybe other prosecutors will pull back on these types of cases.
Maybe thats the lesson prosecutors will take away.
There have been worries about what this case could mean for the prosecution of rap lyrics in the future.
They could themselves think of the innocent explanations for these lyrics.
It hurt the states credibility that they insisted on the worst possible version.
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