YFN Lucci is not going to be taking the stand in opposition to Younger Thug, per his lawyer. In an announcement to TMZ, Drew Findling mentioned prosecutors had not named Lucci–authorities identify Rayshawn Bennett–as a witness.
Thug not too long ago scored a legal win after a decide granted a movement to suppress proof throughout a listening to two weeks in the past. It was his first courtroom look in months for his RICO Act case involving Younger Slime Life (YSL). His group was in courtroom to safe the return of Thugger’s property.
Police seized a cellphone, pc, and a ‘small quantity’ of marijuana from Thug’s residence in 2015. His authorized group argued that the search was ‘unlawful.’ They requested that recovered proof shouldn’t be used within the trial. Decide Ural Glanville agreed.
As for Lucci’s half–the Atlanta rappers have beefed online through the years. Again in February, somebody stabbed Lucci in Fulton County Jail, and he later allegedly realized that there was a value on his head. Following the incident, his authorized group requested the decide to grant a bond, but it surely was denied.
Lucci is in jail awaiting trial for a racketeering case related to alleged gang exercise and homicide. He’s been locked up since 2021.
In Might, prosecutors claimed that two YSL associates labored to get Thug’s permission to make a second try on Lucci’s life. Lucci’s group filed an emergency bond hearing in response to say in Thug’s indictment. Nothing appears to have materialized from each filings from his legal professionals.
Lucci Lawyer Says Rapper ‘Will Not Be A Witness In The YSL Case’
Nevertheless, his lawyer Findling confirmed on Thursday that Lucci “has by no means been interviewed or subpoenaed” by legislation enforcement, the Fulton County District Lawyer’s workplace or any of the occasion’s relating to the YSL case, per TMZ.
He added that Findling mentioned “any occasion can announce” whoever they need on their witness, however the “phrases alone are meaningless.”
“So, to be 100% clear, Rayshawn Bennett (Lucci) is not going to be a witness within the YSL case,” Findling mentioned.
Apparently, Lucci’s solely focus presently is “his pending Fulton County case.”
Younger Thug’s trial is reportedly scheduled to start with jury choice on January 5, per Fox5 Atlanta.
