Chief Judge Ural Glanville has made some… interesting decisions throughout the YSL RICO trial with regard to holding folks in contempt of court. There was that time where he ordered a juror to write a 30-page essay, not to mention the strip club chicken incident. But his most recent finding of contempt is a recipe for a mistrial.
One of the glaring questions that should be answered after Judge Glanville held Brian Steel in contempt for not disclosing how he knew that Glanville had a private chambers conversation with a witness during a trial is why in the hell was the judge having a private chambers conversation with a witness during a trial?! Holding Steel in contempt read as a pretty obvious means of not answering the latter question, but throwing out contempts will only delay the inevitable motions for mistrial — folks are less than amused with the judge’s antics:
It’s also judicial conduct rule!
— Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) June 11, 2024
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Thinking a mistrial is in order. Cant jail lead defense counsel mid-trial on weekends (how does he get work done). Could have deferred to after trial hearing. The DA ought to come in this AM and ask for at least reconsideration of this particular punishment. I mean, I think this…
— Marc² (@MGsquared) June 11, 2024
In case you aren’t familiar with judicial expectations, Glanville’s error wasn’t just wrong, it was textbook:
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Doubling down on this now. https://t.co/5B9i3ANO56 pic.twitter.com/J2PD6PsJrV
— Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) June 11, 2024
After this, you’d think that he’d mind his Ps and Qs moving forward. Nope — we have this gem of not knowing what the hell he’s supposed to be doing literally the next day:
Ok it’s time for some adult in the room to step in and kick this judge off the case. This is fucking amateur hour https://t.co/mlK0vsgOpW
— Joe Patrice (@JosephPatrice) June 11, 2024
These antics show that Glanville is off his game, but Thug’s attorney Brian Steel isn’t. Despite the judicial rule violations, Glanville is still the acting judge and folks have to abide by his abuses. After doubling down on punishing Steel for not divulging how he knew the judge had an ex parte with jail time, Steel requested that he serve the time with his client.
Brian Steel just asked if he could be housed with his client while he’s in custody on his criminal contempt so they can prepare for trial. This guy is so good it’s hard to articulate.
— Ben Mozingo (@benzingo) June 10, 2024
You should expect to see his name come up when its time to discuss ATL’s Lawyer of the Year.
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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at [email protected] and by tweet at @WritesForRent.