On Wednesday, in the YSL RICO case, the jury were accidently shown by a broadcast camera. That stream was shared by multiple sources and the screengrabs and video quickly made it to social media.
Judge Glanville ordered all the attorneys into his chambers after being informed of the error, later then instructing the camera men to only continue recording the audio of witness gang detective Mark Belkap. At one point the live channel of the case just sat focused on a single water bottle as witnesses were examined.
Some of the net’s biggest blogs shared the video on their social media accounts, which is call for alarm of tainting the jury in some cases.
Judge Glanville just confirmed that jurors were accidentally filmed.
— Jewel Wicker (@jewelwickershow) November 29, 2023
This after sites like @NoJumper posted video that shows some of the jurors and wrote, "Fans on Social Media Are Already Identifying Jury Members in Young Thug's Trial After Cameras Accidentally Revealed Their Faces."
The 30-minute old post already has 4,300 likes. https://t.co/1wv0E4szoj
— Meghann Cuniff (@meghanncuniff) November 29, 2023
Detective Belkap went through an extensive explanation of gang life and culture. Showing the jury the often used “gang triangle” to the jury. The Judge was once again angry with the prosecution as the slide show he used was not turned over to the defense days prior. His testimony consisted of trying to explain how he referred to YSL as “Young Slime Life” and not “Young Stoner Life” the clothing line. Belkap also tried to explain that this was a non-traditional gang and show the difference. He was the sole witness for the day.
Now showing "gang triangle" used by gang experts. We've seen this many times in trials. #YSL #YoungThug pic.twitter.com/cO8IKCeyK2
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) November 29, 2023
As far as the jury goes, the worry of revealing the jury to the public are many. One of the worries is that a jury member can be trained or targeted with information, or disinformation, that taints their view of the case one way or the other. Another major worry is that the said juror could be doxxed, and personal information and whereabouts could become targeted, therefore tainting them. As one court reporter pointed out, it could lead to alternate jurors being called to replace someone. We will know more in the coming days. Watch the full stream of today’s case below.
