The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a contempt order imposed against Young Thug’s lawyer in the rapper’s lengthy gang and racketeering trial.
In a unanimous decision, the state’s high court ruled that Chief Judge Ural Glanville should have stepped aside in June after attorney Brian Steel questioned him about a secret meeting the judge held with prosecutors and a key witness in the case.
Young Thug’s lawyer held in contempt, ordered to spend 10 weekends in jail
Glanville demanded to know how Steel learned of the private meeting in the judge’s chambers, but Steel refused to divulge his source, resulting in a heated back-and-forth.
“If you don’t tell me how you got this information, then you and I are going to have some problems,” Glanville told Steel.
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In a stunning decision, Glanville found the prominent defense attorney in contempt and ordered him to spend the next 10 weekends in jail.