Get the latest gossip
Are We Nearing the End of the YSL Trial?
Plea deals are reportedly being negotiated while court has been adjourned.
On October 23, the state asked Shawty, born Wunnie Lee, to read a caption on an Instagram post from defendant Shannon Stillwell, which featured the two of them. This prompted mistrial motions from attorneys for both Quamarvious Nichols and Marquavius Huey, who both go by Qua, since the statement could have biased the jury by implying either one had been in prison. A frustrated Judge Paige Reese Whitaker discussed giving the jury a stipulation that #FreeQua did not refer to either Qua on trial, telling prosecutors she was trying to “fix your sloppiness.” Whitaker denied Westmoreland’s motion for a mistrial with prejudice (which would not allow for a retrial) for Nichols, saying she thought the state had made a mistake.
Or read this on VULTURE