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Opening statements in the long-awaited US gang conspiracy trial targeting rapper Young Thug are due next week -- and the prosecution controversially will be allowed to present rap lyrics as evidence.- 'Fictional art form' - During a recent motions hearing on the matter of allowing lyrics as evidence, the prosecution said "the question is not rap lyrics.
A judge ruled that rap lyrics can be used as evidence against rapper Young Thug when he goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville said Thursday that he would allow prosecutors to use the 17 sets of lyrics they have identified, as long…
Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville ruled Thursday that rap lyrics can be admitted as evidence in the trial of alleged members of the Young Slime Life (YSL) Gang.
The judge conditionally admitted 17 sets of rap lyrics that prosecutors can use as evidence in the gang trial against Young Thug and his alleged associates.
Rap lyrics can be admitted as evidence in the sprawling US gang conspiracy trial targeting rapper Young Thug and several others, a judge ruled Thursday.But Atlanta Judge Ural Glanville ruled that he would allow specific sets of lyrics as evidence if prosecutors could detail how the raps connected to crimes the defendants are alleged to have committed.