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One
of
the
most
memorable
gotcha
moments
of
Georgia’s
longest
running
trial
was
when
Brian
Steel
(accurately)
accused
then
presiding
Judge
Ural
Glanville
of
having
an
ex-parte
conversation
with
a
witness
and
the
prosecution
in
his
chambers.
After
Steel
refused
to
disclose
the
source
of
his
information,
Judge
Glanville
held
him
in
contempt
for
refusing
to
snitch
on
his
snitch
and
threatened
Steel
with
jail
time.
Not
missing
a
beat,
Steel
asked
that
he
share
a
cell
with
his
client
so
that
he
could
continue
with
the
representation.
It
was
a
badass
response
to
Glanville’s
attempt
to
coerce
him,
and
it
is
aging
better
with
time
—
Steel
gets
to
keep
all
of
his
cool
points
and
won’t
have
to
go
to
jail!
Atlanta
News
First
has
coverage:
On
Tuesday,
the
Supreme
Court
of
Georgia
reversed
Steel’s
contempt
order,
agreeing
with
him
that
“the
evidence
did
not
support
a
contempt
finding
because
he
did
not
interfere
with
the
court’s
administration
of
justice,
his
information
was
protected
by
attorney-client
privilege,
and
due
process
required
the
judge
to
recuse
from
the
contempt
proceeding.“Because
the
court
delayed
punishment,
the
alleged
disobedience
was
directed
toward
the
court,
and
the
court
was
involved
in
the
controversy
that
formed
the
basis
of
the
contempt,
due
process
required
the
judge
to
recuse
from
the
contempt
proceeding,”
Tuesday’s
ruling
said.
“We
therefore
reverse
the
contempt
imposed
by
the
trial
court.”
An
“I
told
you
so”
is
amazing,
but
a
state
Supreme
Court
saying
it
for
you
is
just
chef’s
kiss.
It
is
also
for
the
best
—
imprisoning
people
is
very
expensive
and
if
the
audio
of
the
prosecution
playing
“Slime
Sh*t”
is
any
indication,
the
government
could
use
that
money
to
afford
some
better
speakers:
Georgia
Supreme
Court
Reverses
Contempt
Order
Of
Young
Thug
Attorney
Brian
Steel
[Atlanta
News
First]
Earlier:
Judge
Punishes
Attorney
For
Knowing
About
Secret
Ex
Parte
With
Witness
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
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and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
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2021.
Prior
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He
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from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
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former
boatbuilder
who
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swim, a
published
author
on
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and
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and
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for
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