They’ve
certainly
been
taking
their
sweet
time
with
the
YSL
case.
Because
the
jury
selection
process
that
took
almost
a
calendar
year
wasn’t
enough,
we
are
now
on
day
140
of
the
affair.
Onlookers
are
understandably
taken
aback
by
the
length
of
the
trial:
Even
one
of
the
state’s
investigators
is
complaining:
There
are,
of
course,
cases
that
take
a
long
time
because
hard
hitting
evidence
and
complex
stories
can
take
their
toll
on
jurors.
Unfortunately,
this
is
a
case
where
some
of
the
strongest
evidence
stems
from
song
lyrics
and
no
one
went
that
far
with
investigating
the
racketeering
part
of
the
whole
RICO
thing:
You
mean
the
prosecution
had
the
nerve
to
make
a
witness
define
SLIME,
but
nobody
took
the
time
to
realize
what
the
R
in
RICO
for?
This
is
the
sort
of
shoddy
case
building
you’d
expect
of
a
team
that
so
heavily
relied
on
lyrics
to
make
their
case.
In
that
time,
they’ve
also
racked
up
an
insane
number
of
motions
for
mistrial:
I
don’t
know
when
this
will
be
over,
but
can
we
hurry
it
up
a
bit?
Not
only
because
of
the
right
to
a
speedy
trial,
but
I
need
to
hear
whatever
music
Young
Thug
will
turn
this
charade
in
to.
Earlier:
Rap
Lyrics
Will
Be
Key
Evidence
For
RICO
Trial.
Looks
Like
A
Pretty
Flimsy
Key
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.