YSL RICO Courthouse – Source: Elijah Nouvelage / Getty
Public Defenders in the YSL RICO trial blast the pay rate with one defender claiming she may need a OnlyFans.
Young Thug’s YSL RICO case is attempting to get underway but everything that could delay the case is happening. The jury selection process has proved itself to be quite the task with May marking the 5th month of the process. Jurors have skipped court, been arrested, and even leaked info to journalists during the selection process. When it seemed the delays and drama had ended a lawyer in the trial was arrested for allegedly bringing prescription pills into the courtroom.
The latest drama in the case involves the pay rate of the public defenders who will be working the RICO case. Allegedly this trial is predicted to be the longest case in Fulton County history. Problems come when the payment stays the same for the defenders regardless if the trial lasts a year or more.
Attorney Justin Hill says he signed on to the case for a little over $7,000 and now will receive $15,000. Even with the doubled pay, Hill alleges he’d be better off in fast food as the trial could last years.
“For at least a year’s worth of full-time work, that’s essentially less than minimum wage…to be honest, I could make more money working at Chick-fil-A as a cashier,” Hill told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Attorney Angela D’Williams is also sounding the alarm over pay issues and wants something done expeditiously according to Yahoo!.
“This case is slated to last for about a year, and if you were to do the math, it would be six dollars an hour,” D’Wiliams said. “I can’t take any new cases. I can’t close any cases. I need something to survive off of.”
“We were under the impression that GPDC was advocating for us, and once they put those walls up, I’m thinking I need to start an OnlyFans,” D’Williams said.
“I asked for additional funds back in March, and that was met with a letter from the director saying she doesn’t need to meet with me anymore,” D’Williams said. “I need to know what she has done to advocate for the appointed counsel in this case.”
With the witness list of 300 participants if each one gets a full day it would take over a year. Add in both sides’ arguments this trial could see public defenders working for $6 an hour for the foreseeable future.
