A lawyer representing a defendant in the Young Slime Life gang trial in Fulton County has filed a motion to withdraw as counsel, citing financial issues resulting from the case itself.
According to records submitted to the court by Angela D’Williams, the public defender, her motion to withdraw comes after she said has already lost her physical office due to a loss of livelihood stemming from her role in the case.
Prior to her motion to withdraw as counsel in the RICO trial, she was representing Rodalius Ryan, Jr., a role she has filled since December 2022. Ryan is one of five defendants in the case, which includes Jeffery Lamar Williams, a rapper known popularly as Young Thug.
The motion to withdraw says that the trial will last well into 2025, citing statements from the Georgia Public Defender Council.
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D’Williams’ filing says she was told GPDC says they will find another attorney to substitute for the trial, though Ryan “is opposed to a substitution of counsel and will not waive his right to counsel whom has already been appointed.”