If you are a SovCit and are wearing some ' torture cuffs '... I think they HAVE Jurisdiction. BTW Mike- Speaking of SovCit Chili. I rewatched a short clip of his case, right before it actual began. I don't think any of the Lawyer type channels brought it up but Chili wanted to go Pro Se and plead his own case. THAT would have been ' entertaining '.Before Judge took the bench he took a paper up to Clerk. Later, Judge takes the bench. She said she is denying his motion for Lawyer Mee to be His " Stand-by Counsel " Then case immediately proceeds with His Lawyer.
Maybe I'm wrong but a lot of these gang cases involve witness intimidation. The judge pulls a witness aside, asks them about potential intimidation. He gets mad because that means there is a leak in his department.
I got pulled over a couple of days ago for speeding. When the cop said I was speeding, I looked at him and said sir I'm traveling, not driving. Then I said I'm just joking. I'm not a sov cit. He laughed and gave me a waring 😀
It must be so exhausting for judges and police officers to have to listen to this SovCit nonsense. It's remarkable to hear this psycho-babble and realize the SovCits have no clue about the legal terms they are trying to use. As a southern lady would say, "Bless their hearts....."
The final result of this hearing was that Steele will serve 10 weekends in Jail and be available for court each weekday. The Judge also said that Steele can meet with Young Thug on weekends to prepare for the following week. Steele did get two attorneys who spoke on his behalf and had some really good arguments. In Georgia, when someone is held in criminal contempt the person can only be held in jail for 20 days at most. Initially, the Judge was going to hold Steele until he gave up the info requested. This isn't over yet, but that's it so far.
The judge seems to be seeing red. Listen to his breathing in the microphone- he is steaming angry. I think he is crooked. He needs to step down from this case. He cannot be impartial anymore. He's not being honest or fair. The judge got caught and now he wants to blame someone else for his actions... he is a bad apple.
@@AllHailKingRose Thanks for the update! I had not heard about the bond, so I appreciate that you took the time to let me know! I'm very happy that he doesn't have to go to jail. I think the Judge was wrong to find him in contempt.
@@peggyriordan9857 that’s why the judge was acting a tad bit nicer yesterday. He knows the Supreme Court didn’t rule in his favor. I think they’re starting later today and he was probably hoping to throw steel in jail afterwards. And you’re welcome, this is a huge deal, so I love to have discussions about it.
Do I have this right: The lawyer is saying ex parte meeting wasn't right. The judge is saying you should not have known about it and shouldn't be asking and who told you. That's weird.
I haven’t seen it yet, but there ARE a few laws, in a handful of states where either party CAN have a lawful ex parte meeting with a judge. It takes a whole lot of criteria to justify the special circumstance, but it’s done confidentiality, so no one but the people in the room should know about it. If the judge is hounding someone who knew but shouldn’t, the special circumstance likely had something to do with the judge’s office (Ie, clerks taking bribes or talking out of the office). Again, I haven’t seen it yet, but I see lots of comments, so I’m kinda excited.
He wasn't just under oath, they met with him to influence his testimony. The judge is more mad he got caught. Fani's district has some major shenanigans.
(A) A judge shall not initiate, permit, or consider ex parte communications, or consider other communications made to the judge outside the presence of the parties or their lawyers, concerning a pending* or impending matter,* except as follows: (1) When circumstances require it, ex parte communication for scheduling, administrative, or emergency purposes, which does not address substantive matters, is permitted, provided: (a) the judge reasonably believes that no party will gain a procedural, substantive, or tactical advantage as a result of the ex parte communication; and (b) the judge makes provision promptly to notify all other parties of the substance of the ex parte communication, and gives the parties an opportunity to respond.
Sorry if this comes up and I just haven't gotten to it Mike but: The Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct allows ex parte communications in emergencies that do not deal with substantive matters or issues on the merits BUT the judge must promptly notify all other parties of the substance of the communication and give them an opportunity to respond.
Yeah. It's possible the reason for the communication was legitimate, but the fact the judge's response to this meeting being brought up was the question how the defense attorney found out about it seems like a REALLYbad look.
@LawTalkWithMike this reminds me of old gangster movies where a witness is threatened n someone on the judge's staff is involved with the gangster defendant and secretly revealing the ex parte mtg
The judge not only stepped in it, he is swimming in it. Ex parte meeting without notifying defense, confusing direct contempt and criminal contempt, intimidating a witness outside the presence of the defence, intimidating a defence lawyer to give up privileged work product, refusing to provide the substance of the ex parte with the defense, refusing access to the court to lawyers who protect lawyers found in contempt.
The YSL case has been absolutely insane the entire time. The judge is either totally incompetent (which I don't think is the case, other lawyers seem to view him positively) or just stupendously biased in this case in favor of the prosecution. He has made some absurd calls, reprimanded the defense for things they literally did not do, letting the prosecutors get away with gross misconduct, etc. I don't know if he's trying to guarantee a successful appeal of any conviction or what. I do wonder if this case might actually have broken records in terms of how many motions for mistrial the judge has denied, because there have been dozens, probably all of them reasonable (that I have seen). I don't know why the judge doesn't just declare the defendant guilty and say "I just feel that he's super guilty."
In Georgia ex parte is allowed on scheduling issues and the such but never on substantive issues of the case. Here it seems like the judge met with the prosecution and a witness and didn’t tell the defense. The defense found out and the judge realized he got found out and wanted to know how. If that’s true the judge should grant the mistrial and he should be removed from the bench immediately.
Corruption and incompetence. Extremely disturbing events. This judge is more interested in finding the mole than following the law and a serious ethical breach and denial of constitutional rights. The prosecutor's office also has some explaining to do. The laws are very clear on ex parte hearings. What the hell is going on in Fulton County???!!!😮
Exactly, why oh why are people so ignorant of the Zoom court proceedings? And they can afford cigarettes but not to pay off their citations all at once. Priorities are certainly messed up!
A mistrial is not a 'win' for either side, it just means this has to start all over again. Knowing nothing about what actually happened, that seems like it would be the fair thing to do.. to avoid _any_ sense of impropriety. Maybe the judge is biased here , maybe he isn't.. same for the prosecution.. but as painful as it is, it could be enough plausible suspicion of wrongdoing at play here that it needs to be avoided. I haven't been following this trial at all so this is really crazy to see!
@@kirikayumura6015at this point a mistrial would be a huge win for the defense as well as everybody that cares about rules of law and proper procedure. I know nothing about the details of the case at all, but I can clearly see that the prosecution and the court has thrown proper court procedure in the garbage over and over again, and they don't seem to care one bit about it being broadcasted to the world... With that said, I AM on the side of the defense "at this point"... They deserve a fair trial. As far as them actually being guilty of crimes... 🤷
The entire Young Thug trial is just a circus. Been going on for far far too long, and the attorneys and judge both spend more time arguing like they’re on a playground than children do on an actual playground.
In my opinion the judge is upset because the truth is out. He wants the lawyer to be a Fink. Every single Defense lawyer declared a mistrial. The judge can't hold them all in contempt. Appeal the heck out this case.
Abso freaking loutly!!! Holy crap! He’s just giving them an appeal at this point. I don’t think I’ve ever a judge so openly corrupt. That whole ordeal disturbed me.
The best part is when Mr. Steel requests to be housed with Young Thug in his cell while he’s serving his contempt charge every weekend so that they can work on his case together lol
@@cparks1000000it wasn’t lol as in funny but lol that the lawyer wasn’t stepping down from the judge and instead making the most out of it. You don’t see many lawyers requesting to be housed in their clients cell.
The judge held an ex party conference with the prosecution and a sworn witness without notifying the defense, who should have been there. It is reversible error. It’s a mistrial. The judge is angry he got caught being unethical and breaking the judicial code of conduct. He should be at the very least removed from the case and probably disbarred.
The other problem with having an Ex Parte meeting with a witness that has been sworn in or not, whether you get the transcript or not, or even an audio recording, is there is plenty of body language signals that don't get picked up, such as the way the judge, prosecutors are looking at each other, or the witness, the look of don't have this on the record or not etc also you do not know if pressure was being put on the witness, pro or con the defendant/. It also seems a difficult situation when the defense attorneys seemed oblivious to the meeting, why? The same reason the Mr Steel would've been ineffective counsel, he could not read the jury, body language others involved in the trial, sensing the feel of the court etc.
I was waiting to hear Mike's take on the Young Thug Contempt because Mike has taught us about respect for the bench. So watching it, without commentary (and no legal knowledge) I thought they were being snotty to the bench. Thanks for that Mike.
The fact the judge wouldn't ask the 2nd attorney who told them, even though he admitted he knew, so as to press the trial ahead, knowing he was withholding the same information is telling.
What I think complicates things is, the witness had their attorney in the room. So, the prosecutor and the witness' lawyer wrre in the room. How dos that apply to pleading the fifth in a case? Let's all pretend we know the answer.
If the prosecution agreed to not prosecute - you can’t plead the 5th. If you still try and refuse to answer questions you get contempt. That’s my guess what happened here. Defense would have no role in that conversation - hence why it was ex parte.
From the Warehouse to the outhouse back to the warehouse - brilliant choice Ms Reed. These idiot sovturds - jurisdiction does NOT need to be proved to you but to the court. If jurisdiction is found/affirmed by the court, it's now the sovturds responsibility/burden to prove the court lacks jurisdiction.
It’s rumored that the judge threatened a reluctant witness who he had held in contempt, with 2 yrs jail time if the witnessed didn’t testify. And the meeting was held without notifying the defense, or including them in the meeting.
David "Wingtech" Failon is fine smoking in court. It's really just because he looks so cool doing it. He looks like a guy you would see playing the blues back in the day on Maxwell Street. When you got that look, people just assume that's your licensed emotional support cigarette.
Mike! I appreciate the objectivity of your analysis, dealing with a judge some law channels just defer to whatever judge says blindly. I also agree, with the video we dont know all the facts so a determination would be uninformed. But its good to see you arent afraid to disagree with a judges behavior. Cheers mate we appreciate the content.
I liked the part where the judge was asked if he was holding Steel in civil contempt or criminal contempt. He said CRIMINAL contempt. Then the lawyer from the defense attorney strike force schooled him that if it was criminal contempt charge that Steel was entitled to a hearing by another court, since this judge was a witness. Then, and only then, this judge changed his contempt charge as civil contempt. Amazing ineptness on part of this judge. He should retire and the case should be deemed a mistrial.
People are acting like this isn't a RICO case full of murderers. Anything can be happening behind the scenes and beyond the courtroom. Also, defense did the same thing with a female investigator earlier in the trial.
There are situations where ex parte conversations during trial are allowed. However, this was with a witness who was put under oath and it was related to “civil contempt”, per the DA. At the very least, this meeting could have affected this witness’attitude about testifying. Were they threatened into a particular version of events? Who knows. The judge and the DA wanting to know how the information was leaked is understandable. And that’s all they care about - who else can we get into trouble or intimidate or threaten? This is very unusual. I don’t know if the meeting was proper. We still don’t know what it was about. But all the judge and DA care about is finding out who they can blame for the truth coming out. Crazy
The portion just before the ysl clip you showed Steele explains what was said behind closed doors with the "sworn" witness, the judge and prosecutor after the witness had already said he was taking the 5th! Then after the meetung the witness suddenly changed his mind to testify. 😅
1:10:05 Mr Steele is absolutely correct here. Judges especially in a massive RICO state case like this , the judge unless talking about scheduling , emergencies, etc he should not be talking with witnesses outside of court without legal council.
It's not that the witness didn't have counsel present ( i think he did have his lawyer there). It's that opposing counsel was not present or notified of the meeting
@@Rustyshackelford177Yup, judge is right. And am I the only one who her Ms. Hylton request for an ex parte at the end of the prior day? Because she did and it is recorded. The judge answered her by saying something like "we'll deal with that afterwards..".
If she doesn’t have a car and finding a ride to work or court is a hassle, maybe it would help if she quit breaking the law and getting arrested! Easy fix!
What do you think of a judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney car sharing too and from the courthouse? I've been told of a remote county where they would do just that. They would hold court maybe once or twice in that county and the judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney would ride together for the approximately 100 mile ride each direction.
100% mistrial - this judge admitted to having this meeting while this case is in trial which shouldn’t be happening. He was sticking up for his client and this will definitely make more defense attorneys afraid for sticking up for their clients
Thank you for covering that last trial. I was wondering if you as a defence arrorney what your take was in all that nonsense. I understand the udge wanting to know who leaked but at the same time it didn't feel right. Thank you again for your expertise.
For further context, the witnesses is still testifying and testified that very day after pleading the 5th last Friday and all of a sudden after that ex parte meeting he is talking
Yeah, that is the problem. The ex parte meeting with just the witness and the prosecutor with the judge and not the defense. You are right it was with the prosecutor and a witness. The defense was not notified or told of the meeting.
The judge admits this ex parte took place while he's ordering Brian Steele to jail for not revealing how he found out about it. Literally court started two hours late so the judge, the entire prosecution team, and a sworn witness who was mid testimony could have a secret meeting. The only thing we don't know is if the Brady violation really occurred in the meeting. It's insane.
The prosecutor asked to meet exparte when the witness plead the 5th after being given immunuty. Apparently the meeting was to force his testimony or be held in contempt. The witness had already been called and sworn in and had begun testifying.
I looked up Georgia law on this. Nope! It’s not allowed. My hunch, based on what little I know about the basis of this trial, the meeting was with a sworn in witness that was arrested for pleading the fifth after being granted immunity, I think. What on God’s flat earth is going on in Fulton County - don’t answer this, it’s rhetorical,I know the answer. 😂😂
So a brief look back showed that the key witness for the state plead the fifth in front of the jury despite being given immunity. Apparently there were concerns of possible witness intimidation, or at least those are the speculations going around the web at the moment which seems plausible given the nature of the trial and defendants, which led to the ex parte hearing excluding the defense. Which is apparently allowed for under Georgia law under an emergency clause. Seems sketch, but hopefully all comes to light.
Criminal defense attorney from MA here-in complete agreement with Mike re the YSL attorney contempt issue. Setting aside the judge’s poor understanding of 1.6, most troubling to me is the judge’s refusal to let counsel to even make a record. One thing I wanted to point out is that this is NOT a case where knowing the source might have any effect on the propriety of the ex parte communication or the motion for mistrial. If, for example, there was a question as to whether it actually happened or what was said during the communication, then the judge likely would have been warranted in saying ‘I can’t make a preliminary determination without some means of assessing the credibility of the information.’ That said, even in that scenario, the judge would have no basis to hold counsel in contempt if he (counsel) then decided, in good faith, that the identity of source was privileged and should not be waived.
Young Thug Attorney Contempt starts at 1:03:30
Thank you
If you are a SovCit and are wearing some ' torture cuffs '... I think they HAVE Jurisdiction.
BTW Mike- Speaking of SovCit Chili. I rewatched a short clip of his case, right before it actual began. I don't think any of the Lawyer type channels brought it up but Chili wanted to go Pro Se and plead his own case. THAT would have been ' entertaining '.Before Judge took the bench he took a paper up to Clerk. Later, Judge takes the bench. She said she is denying his motion for Lawyer Mee to be His " Stand-by Counsel " Then case immediately proceeds with His Lawyer.
Ty bro
Maybe I'm wrong but a lot of these gang cases involve witness intimidation. The judge pulls a witness aside, asks them about potential intimidation. He gets mad because that means there is a leak in his department.
The lawyers on Court TV all seem to agree with you.
I got pulled over a couple of days ago for speeding. When the cop said I was speeding, I looked at him and said sir I'm traveling, not driving. Then I said I'm just joking. I'm not a sov cit. He laughed and gave me a waring 😀
I really want to try that, but I'm too scared of getting instantly detained.
@cparks1000000 I would say play it by ear lol My cop was young and not being a tyrant so I went with it lol
It must be so exhausting for judges and police officers to have to listen to this SovCit nonsense. It's remarkable to hear this psycho-babble and realize the SovCits have no clue about the legal terms they are trying to use.
As a southern lady would say, "Bless their hearts....."
I might try it if I got pulled over on April 1st.
@@jrp1531 Good one but that was brave. Lol
The final result of this hearing was that Steele will serve 10 weekends in Jail and be available for court each weekday. The Judge also said that Steele can meet with Young Thug on weekends to prepare for the following week. Steele did get two attorneys who spoke on his behalf and had some really good arguments. In Georgia, when someone is held in criminal contempt the person can only be held in jail for 20 days at most. Initially, the Judge was going to hold Steele until he gave up the info requested. This isn't over yet, but that's it so far.
The judge seems to be seeing red. Listen to his breathing in the microphone- he is steaming angry. I think he is crooked. He needs to step down from this case. He cannot be impartial anymore. He's not being honest or fair. The judge got caught and now he wants to blame someone else for his actions... he is a bad apple.
I’m sure you probably heard but now the Supreme Court granted Steel a superseded bond so he won’t have to go to jail for now
@@AllHailKingRose Thanks for the update! I had not heard about the bond, so I appreciate that you took the time to let me know! I'm very happy that he doesn't have to go to jail. I think the Judge was wrong to find him in contempt.
@@peggyriordan9857 that’s why the judge was acting a tad bit nicer yesterday. He knows the Supreme Court didn’t rule in his favor. I think they’re starting later today and he was probably hoping to throw steel in jail afterwards. And you’re welcome, this is a huge deal, so I love to have discussions about it.
@@AllHailKingRoseseconded thanks for the insight
I like LTWM, but I love actual law talk FROM Mike. Thanks for your professional insight, Mike!
Thank you but I assure you that most people don't 😂
@@LawTalkWithMike yes they do
When Judge Washington told the defendant that the police would give her a ride, I laughed out loud.
And she said it in such a calm tone. 😅
@@khristyp She always does.
Just saw an update on the Steel contempt. The Supreme Court of GA just overruled the judge.
Rachel McDuffie OWNS any case she’s on! She took down a SovCit with explicit elocution of the factual and legal weakness of his argument 😂
Ah, yes - that was a thing of beauty.
Her 'argument' is weaker
Do I have this right:
The lawyer is saying ex parte meeting wasn't right. The judge is saying you should not have known about it and shouldn't be asking and who told you. That's weird.
The judge is incompetent!
I saw it described as 3 mistrials stacked on top of each other in a trench coat.
I haven’t seen it yet, but there ARE a few laws, in a handful of states where either party CAN have a lawful ex parte meeting with a judge. It takes a whole lot of criteria to justify the special circumstance, but it’s done confidentiality, so no one but the people in the room should know about it. If the judge is hounding someone who knew but shouldn’t, the special circumstance likely had something to do with the judge’s office (Ie, clerks taking bribes or talking out of the office).
Again, I haven’t seen it yet, but I see lots of comments, so I’m kinda excited.
@@kwilliams8440 Special circumstance, eh? *Lmao*
@@rosebud3971 or compromised... I'm leaning towards both.
I can't imagine an immaterial ex-parte convo between the DA, the judge and a sworn-in witness.
Look where it is taking place. The whole place is a corrupt cesspool
The witness was under oath in this case when they met with him, how is this legal?
He wasn't just under oath, they met with him to influence his testimony. The judge is more mad he got caught. Fani's district has some major shenanigans.
(A) A judge shall not initiate, permit, or consider ex parte communications, or consider other communications made to the judge outside the presence of the parties or their lawyers, concerning a pending* or impending matter,* except as follows:
(1) When circumstances require it, ex parte communication for scheduling, administrative, or emergency purposes, which does not address substantive matters, is permitted, provided:
(a) the judge reasonably believes that no party will gain a procedural, substantive, or tactical advantage as a result of the ex parte communication; and
(b) the judge makes provision promptly to notify all other parties of the substance of the ex parte communication, and gives the parties an opportunity to respond.
Yup. That’s the rule. The Judge f*ked up.
@@Blindeyedog I disagree, but you could be right.
Sorry if this comes up and I just haven't gotten to it Mike but:
The Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct allows ex parte communications in emergencies that do not deal with substantive matters or issues on the merits BUT the judge must promptly notify all other parties of the substance of the communication and give them an opportunity to respond.
Thank you and that makes sense. It’s allowed under emergency situations with safeguards because it is such a departure from the norm.
Yeah. It's possible the reason for the communication was legitimate, but the fact the judge's response to this meeting being brought up was the question how the defense attorney found out about it seems like a REALLYbad look.
@LawTalkWithMike this reminds me of old gangster movies where a witness is threatened n someone on the judge's staff is involved with the gangster defendant and secretly revealing the ex parte mtg
@@mdbowersthe judge is annoyed he knows the CONTENT, he doesnt care he knows about ex parte 🙄
@@John_McJohnsonso? Immunity is granted on the basis they tell the truth. If they want to plead the 5th, fine, but they lose immunity 🙄
The judge not only stepped in it, he is swimming in it. Ex parte meeting without notifying defense, confusing direct contempt and criminal contempt, intimidating a witness outside the presence of the defence, intimidating a defence lawyer to give up privileged work product, refusing to provide the substance of the ex parte with the defense, refusing access to the court to lawyers who protect lawyers found in contempt.
"I don't have a ride". No worries, I'll send a deputy to get you.
Wow Mike, your commentary on the young thug trial is fantastic. Made the issues and gravity of the situation clear to me. Thank you.
😅
The YSL case has been absolutely insane the entire time. The judge is either totally incompetent (which I don't think is the case, other lawyers seem to view him positively) or just stupendously biased in this case in favor of the prosecution. He has made some absurd calls, reprimanded the defense for things they literally did not do, letting the prosecutors get away with gross misconduct, etc. I don't know if he's trying to guarantee a successful appeal of any conviction or what. I do wonder if this case might actually have broken records in terms of how many motions for mistrial the judge has denied, because there have been dozens, probably all of them reasonable (that I have seen). I don't know why the judge doesn't just declare the defendant guilty and say "I just feel that he's super guilty."
Agree 100.
This 💯
Ms. McDuffy is always on her game. Very professional and prepared for the day’s cases.
To me she sort of resembles Angela Bassett the actress
And pretty, too. Both women are models for young adults. ❤❤❤
Ooo my husband and I were talking about the whole Young Thug situation last night, glad I get to see this
30 min in and 3 defendants are smoking or vaping in Zoom court. WTF. 😂
we live in a third world country now, pretty obvious when you see the people running the court.
Judge Washington, wake up! Simpson would never allow this.
Why the hell is the judge having ex parte communication with a witness even if it’s recorded if the recording isn’t immediately given to the defense.
In Georgia ex parte is allowed on scheduling issues and the such but never on substantive issues of the case. Here it seems like the judge met with the prosecution and a witness and didn’t tell the defense. The defense found out and the judge realized he got found out and wanted to know how. If that’s true the judge should grant the mistrial and he should be removed from the bench immediately.
Two different people smoking in court 😮. That is some bold audacity haha!
Judge Washington: Wake Up!
I noticed that too and it drove me crazy.
Corruption and incompetence. Extremely disturbing events. This judge is more interested in finding the mole than following the law and a serious ethical breach and denial of constitutional rights. The prosecutor's office also has some explaining to do. The laws are very clear on ex parte hearings. What the hell is going on in Fulton County???!!!😮
If anyone were to tell the truth they would be banned from RUclips.
It’s Fulton County, that’s the problem. The county has been corrupt for decades.✌️
I see Mike being very bewildered and concerned and upset. This is the most confused I’ve ever seen him on a reaction…
The lady smoking in court with her kid in the car...🤯
Exactly, why oh why are people so ignorant of the Zoom court proceedings? And they can afford cigarettes but not to pay off their citations all at once. Priorities are certainly messed up!
Judge Washington is asleep!
I think that the Young Thug is the trial that will never ever end
They are estimating that it will extend into 2025, so your aren't wrong.
Judge Washington and APA McDuffie are always so professional.
There needs to be a mistrial, the judge and prosecutor both need to be removed from their positions investigated and sanctioned
The judge is incompetent!
Fani Willis writing on the wall!
A mistrial is not a 'win' for either side, it just means this has to start all over again. Knowing nothing about what actually happened, that seems like it would be the fair thing to do.. to avoid _any_ sense of impropriety. Maybe the judge is biased here , maybe he isn't.. same for the prosecution.. but as painful as it is, it could be enough plausible suspicion of wrongdoing at play here that it needs to be avoided. I haven't been following this trial at all so this is really crazy to see!
@@kirikayumura6015at this point a mistrial would be a huge win for the defense as well as everybody that cares about rules of law and proper procedure. I know nothing about the details of the case at all, but I can clearly see that the prosecution and the court has thrown proper court procedure in the garbage over and over again, and they don't seem to care one bit about it being broadcasted to the world... With that said, I AM on the side of the defense "at this point"... They deserve a fair trial. As far as them actually being guilty of crimes... 🤷
27:42 "The police can help you to get there" BAHAHA!!!! LITERALLY LOL
Judge Washington is a great cure for insomnia
Usually, I would agree. 😅
She’s a definite snooze fest
Love Rachel McDuffies smile....
She is beautiful and classy.
After the Snipe Hunt the tradition was to park on the hill overlooking the lake to watch the submarine races. 😏
Absolutely
And I as a mischievous snot nosed little kid. Me and my buddy would sneak up behind said car and “bumper jump” a few times and run for the woods…
And then after dinner, you’d catch a few nematodes.
The entire Young Thug trial is just a circus. Been going on for far far too long, and the attorneys and judge both spend more time arguing like they’re on a playground than children do on an actual playground.
Agree 100
And one of the defense attorneys is a local joke with her delusional thoughts on social media shouldn’t be distributed to show she’s dumb
I agree Mike. The meeting was out of line. But the judge was only concerned about who talked. He had no interest in considering the impropriety.
I haven't seen much of this trial, but what I have seen of it causes me to question whether this judge should be a judge at all.
Ms Kasham has enough money to get drunk or high but not to get to court.
In my opinion the judge is upset because the truth is out. He wants the lawyer to be a Fink.
Every single Defense lawyer declared a mistrial. The judge can't hold them all in contempt. Appeal the heck out this case.
That judge an hour in is really making himself look corrupt.
Absolutely
Abso freaking loutly!!! Holy crap! He’s just giving them an appeal at this point. I don’t think I’ve ever a judge so openly corrupt. That whole ordeal disturbed me.
The best part is when Mr. Steel requests to be housed with Young Thug in his cell while he’s serving his contempt charge every weekend so that they can work on his case together lol
Why is that funny?
@@cparks1000000it wasn’t lol as in funny but lol that the lawyer wasn’t stepping down from the judge and instead making the most out of it. You don’t see many lawyers requesting to be housed in their clients cell.
Mike, please do a react on the contempt of Brian Steele!
I think everyone's gut is aligned with yours Mike. I cant envision a circumstance where ex parte is appropriate
The judge held an ex party conference with the prosecution and a sworn witness without notifying the defense, who should have been there. It is reversible error. It’s a mistrial. The judge is angry he got caught being unethical and breaking the judicial code of conduct. He should be at the very least removed from the case and probably disbarred.
The other problem with having an Ex Parte meeting with a witness that has been sworn in or not, whether you get the transcript or not, or even an audio recording, is there is plenty of body language signals that don't get picked up, such as the way the judge, prosecutors are looking at each other, or the witness, the look of don't have this on the record or not etc also you do not know if pressure was being put on the witness, pro or con the defendant/. It also seems a difficult situation when the defense attorneys seemed oblivious to the meeting, why? The same reason the Mr Steel would've been ineffective counsel, he could not read the jury, body language others involved in the trial, sensing the feel of the court etc.
Planning to visit Chicago. I'll come ring your doorbell and say I'm housekeeping too. Vamanos
You are going to need a French Maid outfit to really sell it.
😮😂❤
I was waiting to hear Mike's take on the Young Thug Contempt because Mike has taught us about respect for the bench. So watching it, without commentary (and no legal knowledge) I thought they were being snotty to the bench. Thanks for that Mike.
I noticed he didn’t interrupt Fani at all
There is no way in hell there is provision for this in Georgia! That is shocking, full stop!
I’m so glad this is being streamed for the world to see. They are stomping all over 6 defendants constitutional rights 🤦🏼♀️
Transparency is important for exactly this reason.
@@LawTalkWithMike agreed! I think every court room should be live streaming
Counselor McDuffie is 🔥 🔥
BTW the prosecution is complicit in this unethical and illicit behaviour.
I don't necessarily agree with the attorney be placed in custody, but the shenanigans in this trial ( by all involved) have gone on long enough!
So the court can extort a critical witness but the lawyers can’t extort the court?? That sounds fair, NOT!
Sounds like corruption on judge and possibly little racism funds white guy in contempt and two blk guys not so much as wink
The fact the judge wouldn't ask the 2nd attorney who told them, even though he admitted he knew, so as to press the trial ahead, knowing he was withholding the same information is telling.
What I think complicates things is, the witness had their attorney in the room. So, the prosecutor and the witness' lawyer wrre in the room. How dos that apply to pleading the fifth in a case? Let's all pretend we know the answer.
If the prosecution agreed to not prosecute - you can’t plead the 5th. If you still try and refuse to answer questions you get contempt. That’s my guess what happened here. Defense would have no role in that conversation - hence why it was ex parte.
From the Warehouse to the outhouse back to the warehouse - brilliant choice Ms Reed.
These idiot sovturds - jurisdiction does NOT need to be proved to you but to the court. If jurisdiction is found/affirmed by the court, it's now the sovturds responsibility/burden to prove the court lacks jurisdiction.
It’s rumored that the judge threatened a reluctant witness who he had held in contempt, with 2 yrs jail time if the witnessed didn’t testify. And the meeting was held without notifying the defense, or including them in the meeting.
David "Wingtech" Failon is fine smoking in court. It's really just because he looks so cool doing it. He looks like a guy you would see playing the blues back in the day on Maxwell Street. When you got that look, people just assume that's your licensed emotional support cigarette.
Mike! I appreciate the objectivity of your analysis, dealing with a judge some law channels just defer to whatever judge says blindly. I also agree, with the video we dont know all the facts so a determination would be uninformed. But its good to see you arent afraid to disagree with a judges behavior. Cheers mate we appreciate the content.
I liked the part where the judge was asked if he was holding Steel in civil contempt or criminal contempt. He said CRIMINAL contempt. Then the lawyer from the defense attorney strike force schooled him that if it was criminal contempt charge that Steel was entitled to a hearing by another court, since this judge was a witness. Then, and only then, this judge changed his contempt charge as civil contempt. Amazing ineptness on part of this judge. He should retire and the case should be deemed a mistrial.
What if a witness life is threatened and they wish to give info incase something happens to them
EXACTLY.
People are acting like this isn't a RICO case full of murderers. Anything can be happening behind the scenes and beyond the courtroom.
Also, defense did the same thing with a female investigator earlier in the trial.
Just have to say Mike, I LOVE the crying Chilli clip. Big laughs every time! That was the most pathetic thing I've ever seen.
I agree with everything you said. This trial is going to be a do over. It has been ridiculous
There are situations where ex parte conversations during trial are allowed. However, this was with a witness who was put under oath and it was related to “civil contempt”, per the DA. At the very least, this meeting could have affected this witness’attitude about testifying. Were they threatened into a particular version of events? Who knows.
The judge and the DA wanting to know how the information was leaked is understandable. And that’s all they care about - who else can we get into trouble or intimidate or threaten?
This is very unusual. I don’t know if the meeting was proper. We still don’t know what it was about. But all the judge and DA care about is finding out who they can blame for the truth coming out.
Crazy
"I don't know which one is right or wrong". That's why I love your videos Mike. You're honest.
The portion just before the ysl clip you showed Steele explains what was said behind closed doors with the "sworn" witness, the judge and prosecutor after the witness had already said he was taking the 5th! Then after the meetung the witness suddenly changed his mind to testify. 😅
Can't believe they're smoking while in court
Not only do I know about a snipe hunt, I'm old enough to have seen the Cheers episode featuring one as a B plot when it originally aired.
The judge stepped in shit forsureee
What happens if a witness says they were threatened by the defendant??? Do they go to the judge?
Yes they could and that would be grounds for an ex parte.
1:10:05 Mr Steele is absolutely correct here. Judges especially in a massive RICO state case like this , the judge unless talking about scheduling , emergencies, etc he should not be talking with witnesses outside of court without legal council.
It's not that the witness didn't have counsel present ( i think he did have his lawyer there). It's that opposing counsel was not present or notified of the meeting
There are other reasons why this could be appropriate- but the judge does not know till the ex parte comms happen - so the judge was right
@@Rustyshackelford177Yup, judge is right. And am I the only one who her Ms. Hylton request for an ex parte at the end of the prior day? Because she did and it is recorded. The judge answered her by saying something like "we'll deal with that afterwards..".
If she doesn’t have a car and finding a ride to work or court is a hassle, maybe it would help if she quit breaking the law and getting arrested! Easy fix!
Important legal question....
When an atty is held in contempt are all hours spent in custody billable hours?
Absolotely.
Time spent in the shower is billable, if it's spent thinking about the case. Or so I learned in the management consulting business.
@@Katrina-qs2rl now your catching on- yes
The prosecutor said it was about "a civil infraction " - don't they still have the right to know that. Why would it be a secret
What do you think of a judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney car sharing too and from the courthouse?
I've been told of a remote county where they would do just that. They would hold court maybe once or twice in that county and the judge, prosecutor, and defense attorney would ride together for the approximately 100 mile ride each direction.
100% mistrial - this judge admitted to having this meeting while this case is in trial which shouldn’t be happening. He was sticking up for his client and this will definitely make more defense attorneys afraid for sticking up for their clients
Thank you for covering that last trial. I was wondering if you as a defence arrorney what your take was in all that nonsense. I understand the udge wanting to know who leaked but at the same time it didn't feel right. Thank you again for your expertise.
Miguelito, you are my absolute favorite! Just want you to know 😂🤣😂🤭
Awww thank you
For further context, the witnesses is still testifying and testified that very day after pleading the 5th last Friday and all of a sudden after that ex parte meeting he is talking
Judge Washington lets her courtroom run wild.
Yeah, that is the problem. The ex parte meeting with just the witness and the prosecutor with the judge and not the defense. You are right it was with the prosecutor and a witness. The defense was not notified or told of the meeting.
Blind folded in the woods with a stick and pillow case is how we do it!!
I have not only been snip hunting, but I have also been cow tipping. OK I’ve really never tipped the cow.
I wonder what judge Washington is like socially? 😂
The judge admits this ex parte took place while he's ordering Brian Steele to jail for not revealing how he found out about it. Literally court started two hours late so the judge, the entire prosecution team, and a sworn witness who was mid testimony could have a secret meeting. The only thing we don't know is if the Brady violation really occurred in the meeting. It's insane.
The prosecutor asked to meet exparte when the witness plead the 5th after being given immunuty. Apparently the meeting was to force his testimony or be held in contempt. The witness had already been called and sworn in and had begun testifying.
I looked up Georgia law on this. Nope! It’s not allowed. My hunch, based on what little I know about the basis of this trial, the meeting was with a sworn in witness that was arrested for pleading the fifth after being granted immunity, I think. What on God’s flat earth is going on in Fulton County - don’t answer this, it’s rhetorical,I know the answer. 😂😂
So a brief look back showed that the key witness for the state plead the fifth in front of the jury despite being given immunity. Apparently there were concerns of possible witness intimidation, or at least those are the speculations going around the web at the moment which seems plausible given the nature of the trial and defendants, which led to the ex parte hearing excluding the defense. Which is apparently allowed for under Georgia law under an emergency clause. Seems sketch, but hopefully all comes to light.
Wow! Exparte meeting. This seems crazy! Gray areas, apparently. I need a follow up.
Can you find out the results Mike. Is this grounds for appeal on this judge.?
The only thing I hate more than young thugs are corrupt governments. I hope that dude waltzes out of the courtroom a free man.
That judge appears like she really can't be arsed with the job. The girl at the checkout at local store is more emotive.
I died when Attorney Mike says the normal people are boring.
Wondered if you would address the YSL stuff, all my lawyer friends in Atlanta were over at court for his hearing
Mike I agree with you. Something’s fishy
Criminal defense attorney from MA here-in complete agreement with Mike re the YSL attorney contempt issue. Setting aside the judge’s poor understanding of 1.6, most troubling to me is the judge’s refusal to let counsel to even make a record.
One thing I wanted to point out is that this is NOT a case where knowing the source might have any effect on the propriety of the ex parte communication or the motion for mistrial. If, for example, there was a question as to whether it actually happened or what was said during the communication, then the judge likely would have been warranted in saying ‘I can’t make a preliminary determination without some means of assessing the credibility of the information.’ That said, even in that scenario, the judge would have no basis to hold counsel in contempt if he (counsel) then decided, in good faith, that the identity of source was privileged and should not be waived.
JUDGE GASLIGHTING is dispicable!!!
Why did the judge allow the guy to smoke!? Just keeps on lowering those standards!
Young Thug trial: The judge is incompetent!
30 min in and 3 defendants are smoking or vaping in Zoom court. WTF.
It's scary when someone is so low functioning that when you ask them a question they just stare at you.
Can you find that trial with steel and pick up to find more with the contempt hearing? That Georgia judge was shady
All of the Fulton County court is online. Law & Crime is usually streaming it.