The YSL trial is over. Two months after Younger Thug walked free from jail, the longest trial in Georgia historical past concluded on Tuesday (December 3) with the acquittal of the ultimate defendants, Deamonte “Yak Gotti” Kendrick and Shannon Stillwell, on the homicide, racketeering, and gang fees in opposition to them, The New York Occasions experiences.
Stillwell, who was discovered responsible of gun possession, obtained a 10-year jail sentence, however the choose, Paige Reese Whitaker, transformed eight years to probation and commuted the remaining two to time served. Throughout their years awaiting the trial and sentencing, each defendants survived stabbings in jail—Stillwell in December 2023 and Yak Gotti on Sunday. Not like their co-defendants, most of whom had their instances dropped or took offers to safe their freedom, each Stillwell and Yak Gotti pleaded not responsible and efficiently took their instances to trial.
The decision was a blow to Fulton County District Lawyer and lead prosecutor Fani T. Willis, who confronted criticism for her dealing with of a case that introduced YSL as a violent gang with Younger Thug at its helm. The prosecution’s submission of tune lyrics as proof renewed debate across the extremely contested follow, and a number of other procedural blunders led the choose to lambast the prosecution shortly earlier than the case wound down. A spokesperson for Willis, Jeff DiSantis, mentioned, “We at all times respect the decision of a jury,” in line with The Related Press.