Another Juror Dismissed in Young Thug Trial

 Another juror has been dismissed from the Young Thug trial as she is moving out of Fulton County, Ga., where the case is being tried.  The judge has said the trial is expected to go into 2025 and if the juror no longer resides in Fulton County when a verdict is rendered, the verdict could be invalid.  Neither side in the case objected.  Just another in a long history of delays, jury selection having taken nearly a year.  In addition, counsel for one of the defendants has been indicted for gang activity arising separate from this case and will likely withdraw to deal with her own case.

Judge Finds Defense Counsel Failed to Prove Juror Misconduct

 January 3, 2024:  A Florida judge found that defense counsel failed to prove juror misconduct in a trial in which a jury awarded the Kowalski family $211 million against Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital for false imprionment and other counts involving their daughter, Maya, then 9, now 17.; and the suicide of her mother over the distress of her daughter's care.   It was alleged that during the trial the jury foreman's wife posted about the trial on social media and attended court one day and that they both posted comments after the trial.  Juror #1 denied talking to his wife about the trial while it was taking place and denied doing any research during the trial, including about hospital physicians.  Other proposed questions by defense counsel were not allowed.  Defense's new trial motion was denied. 

"The Uncharted Wilds of the Internet" Cited by DA in Young Thug Trial

 The prosecutor in the Young Thugs trial dropped their motion to ban cameras in the courtroom for the safety of witnesses.  However, they will seek anonymity on a case-by-case basis as each witness is called.  After one witness' phone number was posted in "the uncharted wilds of the internet," said the prosecutor, the witness received threats.  So what will happen if and when the former president goes on trial and cameras in the courtroom and anonymity of witnesses become issues?