Legal Brief: Contempt, Free Speech, & Art as Evidence
The Bravo Docket
Cesie and Angela
4.7 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 15 May 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Cesie's trial has restarted so John and I discuss some of the events surrounding the Georgia RICO case being brought against Young Thug, AKA Jefferey Lamar Williams. I have a LOT of strong opinions about rap lyrics being used as evidence in a criminal case (spoiler alert - I'm against it) and we discuss the difficulties the court and parties have had in trying to select a jury for this high profile case, i.e. potential jurors being held in contempt for a variety of things including calling the judge "a bitch" in open court and failing to show up for jury duty. I also explain to John that our First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech doesn't mean that you can just say whatever you want at any time during court proceedings. This is just the beginning of this case (a jury hasn't even been selected yet) and the trial is expected to last almost a year when and if it starts - so let us know your questions as it goes. (This was supposed to be a mini-episode so we didn't even get to some of the other incidents such as an attorney using the word "cap" when speaking to the Judge and alleged drug possession by another attorney, but we will cover more as the case continues.) Here's a link to the book I mentioned: https://thenewpress.com/books/rap-on-trial
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| 0:00.0 | In reality television, the people are represented by two separate but equally obsessed attorneys. |
| 0:06.4 | This is their podcast. |
| 0:18.8 | Hi, I'm Sessie, and I'm Angela, and this is The Bravo Docket. |
| 0:26.4 | Hi, this is Angela. Welcome back to The Bravo Docket. |
| 0:29.6 | This is one of our legal briefs, and I'm doing this one with John, |
| 0:33.6 | my husband, who you guys have heard on the podcast before, |
| 0:36.8 | because Sessie's trial has restarted, so send her lots of good thoughts and vibes for her trial. |
| 0:43.6 | We are going to be discussing some of the things that have gone on in the trial |
| 0:49.6 | of multi-platinum-rapper young thug, aka Jeffrey Williams. |
| 0:54.4 | And this is currently going on in Atlanta, |
| 0:56.4 | and at this point they haven't even been able to pick a jury yet, |
| 1:00.4 | because so many things have gone on prior to the trial. |
| 1:03.6 | So John, why don't you tell us a little bit about this case? |
| 1:08.0 | Young thug aka Jeffrey Williams is the most well-known defendant in this trial. |
| 1:12.4 | He's facing eight counts in the 65-count indictment, |
| 1:15.6 | with prosecutors alleging that he's the leader of a subset of the blood, |
| 1:19.2 | called Young Slime Life, that the prosecution claims are responsible for murders |
| 1:23.4 | and other violence in the Atlanta area. |
| 1:25.4 | Young thug is extremely famous, he has 25 gold in platinum, |
| 1:29.4 | RIA certifications, he's headline music festivals, |
| 1:33.4 | he's gone on groundbreaking tours, like the Justin Bieber Big Tour, |
| 1:37.4 | which also features some of his fellow YSL artists. |
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