Young Thug, YSL trial Day 18

All Rise Superior quote for County session The Honorable chief judge Glen good morning good morning ladies and Gentlemen please be seated all right ladies and gentlemen let me go ahead and uh call roll for the morning and see where we are um this is the we're back on the record of the matter the state of Georgia versus cleff Adams at all 22sc 18357 uh Mr Stillwell Mr botson Mr Shard good morning gentlemen morning all right Mr Williams uh Mr steel Mr Adams and Mr Renard good morning all right Mr Kendrick and Mr Weinstein good morning all right Mr Matthew senior and Mr Huey good morning gentlemen uh Mr Nicholls Mr Harvey and uh Mr that's it that's it all right that's enough all right and Mr Ryan Misty Williams all right good morning all right ladies from the state in red [Music] um it's a very special day on Saturday it's a very special day okay all right and uh Miss love Miss Hilton good morning and gentlemen U Mr Atkins Mr Brown Mr Smith good morning morning okay all right um folks we're going to go till probably about 11 between 11:30 or or thereabouts and then we will um commence or I should say recess for for today uh and then consistent with the Court's earlier Direction since uh I've unrelated business tomorrow and then the following week I told that of the MLK week I've told the jury that we will be um we will have some administrative days for you all to take care of some other things so we'll recommence again on the 20 um 2nd uh and I'll give them the next several weeks uh in advance at that time all right judge there was one matter that Mr steel brought to our attention I don't know if he to what is it he had intended to introduce a video I don't know if he intends to do that today but if he does it's a matter that would probably be best argued outside the uh presence of the jury he served it on us um this morning that he intended to do that so how long is that video it's four minutes maybe okay have you all looked at it we yes we've looked at it we U contend that it is inadmissible through Mr uh Stevens by Mr steel under 24881 d2a it's his client's video outside presence of the jury served on us this morning that he intend leg one of our legal ass same thing that happened yesterday L yeah yesterday it said lcda and then it changed the full oh let me find out she [Music] [Applause] history all right Mr steel are you trying to show this video today sir I see we'll get it thank you let's mark it and can we pull it up so I can look at it what what ex what exhibit are you going to mark it as Mr Ste if he's faster today okay because I'm really I'm really kind of annoyed with his slowness of pulling up these videos I'm just teasing all right Mr Kell can you uh can you uh pull it up okay this is no pressure hold on one second Mr cooko I need to get my G Hold On Tight H tight one [Music] second [Music] just okay this is defendant Williams 32 is that correct Mr steel correct your honor all right Mr cook go ahead and play it [Music] sir G 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[Music] 100 one time to up Mr K all right okay all right um so Mr steel um you want me to admit this and what's the reason I I suppose you're going you're going to lay a foundation through U Mr Stevens good morning sir yes that is true and then assuming that Foundation is laid to this honorable Court's um satisfaction and the court admits it um there are three things that are pertinent to this uh video you will look if you don't mind or may remember in over act number 14 of count one you will see a photograph that the grand jury attached to that charge and it's Mr Williams along with Mr copelan it's a uh Instagram posting allegedly uh with Mr Williams Instagram handle and they are wearing uh shirts that you see in this video the shirts are RG and RG it would be my contention stands for Rich Gang and Rich Gang we're here with you know an Al of a criminal street gang and I want the jurors I think I'm entitled I would like like to entitled to show the jurors what Rich Gang is that is their music uh compilation number two okay um there is a lot of red being worn in um the video that has been just played for the s Court which I believe is number 31 if I'm wrong it's 32 32 okay thank you and um Mr Williams is is not wearing red in the video it is being worn by other people the third reason your honor is there are two witnesses on the states witness list Mr Brian Williams his uh performing name is Birdman and Mr um and of course I can't remember it's Lamar I can't remember his first name says Lamar Quant the quantis Lamar thank you ol also a performer known as Rich Homan or um rhq he is in that video he's a performer it will explain Mr Williams relationship with them and this is not a statement as in ocga section 24-8 d801 d2a as in Alisa and Alpha because um I am not looking for this statement or these words of Mr Williams he's he's part he is singing and the there are lyrics of Mr Williams that he is singing on this video but these um words are not for the indictment this was also made in 2012 or 13 I check yes I have to check my notes all right um got all that um how why do you think that Mr Stevens would be a better witness for foundation rather than either Birdman or Mr Mr Williams or Mr Lamar Rich Homie Quan if they're in the video and if they're going to be called um why wouldn't it be better to lay a foundation through them two reasons first of all I believe that Mr Stevens can this is a um public um domain doesn't make a difference if it's public or not you still got to still have to have some basis of like frame of reference to then kind of just kind of just lay the lay the foundation from that you still have to kind of Orient it as to place and space and um I'm not saying that it's not admissible it's just I don't think that he's unless he has some Nexus with that I mean you could then we be up here all the time and you just be showing people oh what do you understand this or do you you know does this is this the person that we're looking at you've got to have context and if he can't provide context he's not the best person to probably lay the foundation for that I he can State the obvious but I mean but but he's got no context much like or different like if you have Mr Williams or Mr Lamar come in they say okay well listen yeah I'm in the video and let me tell you in 2012 or 13 with the foundation this is what was going on and here's why we're singing about the which guy do you see the difference no I well okay you we'll have to disagree professionally on that one I'm not I'm not trying to disagree no no no no no look you're asking me a question I'm asking you a question but I'm also I'm also telling you why I would probably sustain the state's objection I'm at this point I think it from the Court's perspective it's admissible it's just not admissible through him well I I'm going to then ask the court um to con reconsider for two two issues first of all um and and I know every ruling is different I'm aware of that but the pushing P video that is directly in the indictment I Mr Stevens did not have any type of Nexus to this and and it was objected to and I I'm telling you it's I I'm I'm telling you why I'm I as the I as the gatekeeper are not going to continue on that on that line of of uh of of introduction then I and I don't want to raise a frivolous motion no that is the gatekeeper um that you are going to do and that the gates not opening up right now yeah I mean I'm just telling you again I think the the evidence is relevant and it's admissible for the reasons you just told me now I understand that you know this is the state's case and Chief and you're trying to get out what you what you need he's he's just not the the the the witness to do so okay well I also like in the court to um when I make the motion I'm making it now then any of the states Witnesses who are going to talk about lyrics going to talk about videos going to talk about photographs they have no Nexus they are just pulling things off the internet that's in the public domain and then if this honorable Court just adopts this or not adopts if enforces this ruling then I'm making a motion to to exclude that evidence I I rule on what's in front of me okay it's disingenuously to say that okay I look at what is presented before me I try and get it right from both sides I am not admitting or exclusion excluding evidence in a vacuum so for you to say that is disingenuous to the court I'm going to look at the evidence depending upon the facts and circumstances what have before me if the state has has an issue of foundation I'm going to I'm going to hold them accountable as well and remember what I told you about the lyrics and everything else it is dependent upon what is presented in terms of a foundation and I I believe I made that very clear when we argued that motion with Mr Carlson so um I I'm just telling you I believe your evidence is for a proper purpose I just don't believe that Mr Stevens is the is the right person at this time time for the reasons that you I'm just I've just stated he provides no he provides no part of it is you have to you have to know what's in what you have to know or have some relevant basis to testify about what's in the what's what's in the video or what's in the item what's in the picture Mr Stevens struggled with that yesterday he really did and that's that's the Court's concern Madam did you have something you want to say I do your honor additionally your honor the requirement of rule 801 d2a that an admission and it does not have to be inculpatory or exculpatory but that it be offered against a party is designed to ex in exclude the introduction of self-serving statements by the party making them so the state's contention is that if Mr Williams wants to put in words spoken by Mr Williams Mr Williams will have to to take the stand and he can get that in and that he would be the proper person to get in his statements through not someone else that is the reason that we are objecting I as strenuous as I've ever been before a court disagree I am not using these lyrics or statements for any type of Truth in matter I am not I am showing what I told the court the lyrics as as everything are not taken for truth so 801 b2a is not a statement as a state is trying to make they want to say any utterance by Mr Williams is some sort of self-serving statement that is not true there's nothing it's still a statement has self- serving and it has to be no it's got 801 a statement means an oral or written assertion or non-verbal conduct of a person if it's intended by the person as an assertion so all are written assertions pretty Broad under 801 a well I mean I'm so um Mr steel I mean you can you can identify it I'm telling you how I'm probably going to rule at this point in time I'm not I'm just and if if that's your desire I'm going to tell you that I'm not going to admit it at this time but however that I'll reconsider it um depending upon who else um testifies so noted okay all right let's go ahead and unless there's anything else we're going to call for our jury sorry NE and can we get Mr Williams please I I'm sorry um Mr Stevens please thank you so much Mr Stevens come on up [Music] [Music] [Music] St all right ladies and Gentlemen please be seated pres Council all right thank you sir Ingram uh ladies and gentlemen jury good morning good morning all right we are going to continue with our current examination Mr St still on the RO so and miss love you making I should say I'm sorry Mr Ste Mr Steel you may continue with your examination sir thank you John um Mr Stevens do you know are you familiar with music um produced by performed by a uh group of people they call themselves Rich Gang do you know what I'm talking about yeah okay and um have you ever seen any merchandise or merch as you call it um the symbol for Rich Gang do you know what I'm talking about yes can you explain to ladies and gentlemen jury what it looks [Music] like she she she had a picture of me with it on when she showed the picture I had it on that picture okay I'm going to and is it you identifyed for the ladies and gentlemen jury yeah okay I'm going to ask uh someone to find that picture while we continue if that's okay thank you Mr Shar I will come back to that okay um what is tell ladies gent jury what is Rich Gang some of them may not know um uh a music label music label I couldn't hear you a music label okay and do you know the members of Rich Gang no that's fine all right we're going to come back to that then um I'd like to show you did you ever see um in um GQ Magazine do you ever see Jeffrey in that magazine yes I want to show you again and I've shown you the color pictures yesterday but I'll just show you what I've already marked and that's where we stopped yesterday this is Mr Williams number 25 26 27 2 you honor state has the same objection um I'll stain as the foundation Mr Ste you can lay a little Foundation context approach you may sir approach you I'm showing you what has already been marked is 25 of Mr Williams all the way up to 28 okay you can spread them out or look did you have you looked at them I think these one from yesterday yes okay um are you familiar with those photographs and I could show you them in color again if you need to being from the GQ magazine that you've seen yeah yeah just one okay what number is it 28 number 28 how about the other numbers we'll just go one by one I know this one for sure okay you don't know which this one which which 28 okay how about the other three don't remember that's fine okay Yan I mooved for the admission it's going to be colored it's not the the black and white that's in front of Mr Stevens of Mr Williams number 28 um any objection to Williams 28 youor for the reasons that I made yesterday um as to 20 28 at this date can I see the can I see 28 color one yes please and Mr cooko approach with his computer are you going to Emmit a color photo or course okay all right um yeah let me see it show it to Mr Co I show it to miss love please first okay all right just hand to M hand to Mr Kars it's not this it's not the same Mr steel you might want to take a look at what you have can you justest well I advaned it to yeah see that says that's not it Mr that 26 or 20 s coka just look at that picture that match [Music] it6 so which one is it that you want to show them 26 or 28 whatever the correct one that Mr Stevens Iden that one that's the one okay right look like uh eight it's 26 actually it look like all right okay show that love it looked like a eight then know what I'm saying it looked like a eight it did yeah M6 for the record it is 26 not 28 that's correct and my handwriting confused everyone all right um me POS a couple questions Mr Stevens um how do you know about the photo in defendant Williams 26 um like anytime I used to like hear or see anything about a magazine with him in it knowing that's somebody I grew up with I go check it out because it was like magazine big so yeah I recall checking a lot of stuff out that like magazine wise okay and it's your testimony that you have seen or you saw this particular picture in um you said GQ Magazine yes okay all right any questions based on the courts one state does not have any objection to number 26 26 I should say I'll admit 26 it may be publish as you defendant womam 26 uh it may be publish as UC f Mr Stevens um you remember this from GQ Magazine yes you remember it being in 2016 I don't remember the date but I remember the magazine I could I couldn't hear you I don't remember the date I remember the magazine and do you remember this being a highlight of on Jeffrey in GQ Magazine yeah and did were there I know you don't remember but were there other pictures I'm not saying you remember one but do you remember other pictures I remember that particular picture okay and uh it may be obvious to some but what color is Jeffrey wearing in the shirt um blue and white blue and white okay and how about the pants blue okay you could take it down Mr cooko and thank you so much I'm going to show you what's been already marked and I believe admitted into evidence 12 you I approach it on sir and if uh your honor I don't have this my upload can I um if show it to the jurors just by passing it around in a moment that would be great okay Mr Stevens is that the photograph that you referring to earlier when I asking you question about Rich Gang yes and does Rich Gang have a lot of different if you know merchandise that they wear and sell yes is this what you're wearing in uh 12 viu States exhibit number yes and is that just one type of Rich Gang merch or merchandise yes okay I believe that the state is going to put it so the jurors can see and just for the juror's memory who else is in that picture with you um in the middle Shan still where and then my far left is Antonio Sledge and those are people you identified already yes okay are you saying are you saying that rich in any way is any type of criminal Street gang who does crime to further the interests of the gang I are you do you have any knowledge the rich gang is anything other than a music group no no do you know who Birdman Williams is Brian Birdman Williams yes was he a member of Rich Gang yes and is he a known performer musical performer yes and if you know has he done work with um um Nicki Minaj if you know yes um Drake if you know yes um is he also a producer of Music a record label he a lot of things from my understanding I don't know like specific how about Lil Wayne did Mr Bryan or Birdman Williams do he have an association with little Wayne yes did he raise Little Wayne if you know I sustain the objection okay did he uh promote L Wayne's career if you know yes and is that what you were saying earlier about Jeffrey wanted a record label to sing about YSL Cash Money Records is that what Birdman Williams and little little Wayne sang about um compound that's the same question did from your listening of Little Wayne's music L Wayne's music did he sing about Cash Money Records yes is that the record label of Brian o Birdman Williams yes also um in um gang is there a gentleman if you know part of that group named I'm going to give you the stage name the performer name Rich hom Quan yes and is he also a musical performer yes and is Jeffrey Williams or Young Thug part of Rich Gang yes and the three of them got together and that's what Rich Gang is true yes and that's the musical group yes and you're wearing and it's now here and thank you so much Miss Hilton uh 12 view States 12 views on the screen and is that one of the merchandise that rich gang sells to promote their uh musical gang yes musical group and it says Rich Gang right yes okay and has five stars right yes you went through all this already yes all right you can remove it but thank you so much with regards to um Mr Williams number 24 that we were discussing what you saw and it was sent to you yes just do me a favor just look at this and it's um I could show you in color if you need it but this is something you saw yesterday right yes that's number number 24 I believe Mr Williams is it is my handwriting good enough is is it number 24 my man Stevens what did you say my name is Steve Mr Stevens I said Mr Williams exhibit oh yeah you know what I mean I write Mr Williams number 20 I thought can I ask my attorney question sir say again can I ask my attorney a question get my water from my side uh yes sir okay all right thank you is that what you need thank my bad no that's fine um can I ask you some question about Mr Williams number 24 yes do you recognize uh the people in that photograph in the exhibit yes okay do you know where that exhibit excuse me where that photograph was taken no okay all right then we're going to move on you can just leave it there unless it bothers you um I would like to ask you a couple of questions about exhibit number 30 which I'm going to Mark right now you want to you may okay thank sir thank you thank [Music] you may I approach sir yes sir you may may approach you Mr St yes sir okay I'm showing you what I've marked is Mr Williams number 30 just take a peek of that if you don't mind tell me if you recognize that [Music] document have I seen before yeah no but I'm familiar with what they saying still though well the judge is going to make legal rulings just let's start you may have answer a question have you seen that on Instagram previously no not previously we're going to we'll move on number um i' like to show you what I'll mark is Mr Williams number 31 [Music] can I approach your honor May sir thank you [Music] sir can I approach you sir yes I'm showing you what I marked as Mr Wills number 31 take a look at that tell me whether you recognize that exhibit do I know what it is yeah yes and have you seen uh photographs of that person before yes and um is what's in exhibit number 31 accurate to your understanding of how that person person looks yes and is it have any modifications or changes from what you know that person looks like no does that um Mr Williams number 31 accurately um show uh the person depicted therein yes and who is that person line okay your honor I move for the admission of Mr Williams number 31 any objection to Defender Williams 31 Kor I just asked whether the witness has actually seen that portion of the person's body that is depicted in defendant 31 before making or not making in other words whether he's seen from the net down let me see it [Music] please thank you [Applause] [Music] sir [Music] you want to ask a little more Foundation of what's in the picture so I believe the foundation has been laid your honor not ask to what um you need to lay a little more Foundation because it's it's it's there's what's in the picture he's not he's not spoken about so that that would be why you need to probably play a little more in in Mr Williams number 31 is Mr um Carter or or Lil Wayne wearing a shirt no have you seen images of Mr Carter or Lil way not wearing a shirt in the past yes okay and have you seen videos of Lil Wayne or Mr Carter not wearing a shirt during performances I'm going back to a movie that was my mind a movie that's fine movie okay and um on the totality you you you said that you followed Lil Wayne a lot right yes okay and is it like Jeffrey where he's if he's in something you are interested and looking at it yes all right and does Mr Williams number 31 without the shirt of Lil Wayne Lil Wayne does that accurately depict depict just means show what will Little Wayne looks like yes okay with all the tattoos yeah and you accurately on your oath recognize that okay your honor I move again all right any further objection Madam no you're all right uh defendant Williams 31 uh is admitted that be published as you see F okay I just want to go through some of these you have in front of you if it helps you it's on the screen too but you could use the exhibit in front of you if that helps I want to go through um some of the um items that's shown in number 31 now this is the same person that the jurors have been uh heard about through your testimony a lot is that fair to say the person you really like yes the artist and do you know his real name to be Dwayne Carter yes and um this is the same Mr Carter you spoke about who was under and worked with um Brian Birdman Williams is that the same person yes all right now on this picture Mr Williams number 31 do you notice any tattoo tattooing of the face of L way yes okay and um do you have tattoos on your face yes and does Mr Williams or Jeffrey yes all right now I'd like to specifically talk if you don't mind about the neckline of Lil Wayne you see it in Mr Williams number 31 can you um identify or see whether this is correct do you see some Stars around the neckline yes and how many stars do you count five and um how many points are on the stars and what color are the stars and there may be multiple colors you can name them all if you want but what's a predominant color if you think there is one predominant red all right now this gentleman is an Entertainer is that fair to say yes and by Entertainer he does movies right yes he does uh social appearances like you went to to go see him at at he wasn't performing but he's just appearing at a club right yes um he does clearly Music Fair to say yes and he's one of the icons of music is that fair to say yes and he's been like that since he's been a child is that true yeah and he's still like that today yes and do you know if you don't know that's fine but do you know that he was born in the early 1980s i another birthday do you know if he's older than you how about that yes okay do you know if he's older than Jeffrey yes all right would you agree that he's approximately and if you don't know just say I don't know a decade or 10 years rather older than you and Jeffrey yeah okay and he was already wellknown famous and popular for music and other um entertainment by the time um you met Jeffrey about 2007 is that fair to say yes okay um when he has these Stars around his neck he also sings in some songs about gangs is that true yeah neighborhood and stuff yeah and that goes to entertainment as well well right yes and his videos show things like Red Hats fiveo Stars he sings about that he shows it right yeah it's entertainment right objection speculation I say the objection to is it entertainment to you y objection relevance and speculation as to the meaning or significance I'll sustain the injection Mr Ste do you know whether Lil Wayne has has ever won awards for his music and entertainment objection relevance that's the same objection do you tell the ladies and gentlemen jury if it's part of in your Viewpoint the American culture this type of songs about gangs fivepoint Stars Etc objection relevance speculation it's this found do you know other artists who also have um tattoos of a bee with a red colored in yes do you know other artists and we can we can say actors and sports professional sports people who show um gang signs what you know to be gang signs they do movement hand here yeah you I'm sorry I cut you off you said they do movement with their hands right yeah okay and have you seen sports figures professional sports figures basketball football baseball have you seen them go like this with wiping their nose yes on national TV yeah have you seen at the Super Bowl performers playing and doing c's for the Crips obje I stand objection have you seen tennis players do you know who Serena Williams is yes have you seen her at Wimbleton doing what's called a [ __ ] Walk do you know what a [ __ ] Walk is first of all I watch Tennis okay all right thank you Mr cooko through your understanding of your consumption that means what you uh learn about what you see what you attracts you your interest is Gang culture promoted via entertainment yes you ever hear of the expression of Studio gangster yes hello ladies and gentlem jury what that means somebody who rapping about we're in the studio talking about G St and that's for entertainment right it's for promotion do you know who LeBron James is yes who is tell ladies and gentlemen jury who LeBron James is uh NBA player okay and have you seen him do the wiping of the nose and say slime no okay like to show you what I'm going to Mark as Mr Williams number 31 I believe have that 31 31 31 may approach one second your honor yes Mr Stevens may I just see what I marked as 31 thank you sir thank you very much I messed up your number okay I'm going to show you what I'll mark as Mr Williams number 30 33 [Music] [Music] con you may sir yeah may approach you sir this is number 33 Mr William just take a look at that Orient yourself to it and then I'm going to ask you similar questions tell me if you recognize it yes and how do you recognize what is marked as Mr Williams number 33 [Music] um I recognize the Instagram name the uh the place and the two people that they talking referring to and have you seen this on Instagram um when it came out or thereabouts if you remember no I don't remember May understood um on the date that it came out do you see the date at the very bottom yes uh you're not in custody yet right remember you told the jurors you were in custody about October 2014 yeah so this before October 2014 yes do you know if you went to this event if you can remember no okay um from you are seeing this have you seen this um item that was put on Instagram by the person put it on have you seen that before have you seen this before man it's a flyer I seen several Flyers so may have more it's a it's a flyer promoting so I may have you're not sure or no I mean I may have you may have I Haven seen a lot of fliers okay well with that your honor I'm going to move for the admission number 33 he said yeah he said he may have he doesn't know I'm over little I'm going to sustain the state's objection all right let me show you number 34 [Music] [Music] for [Music] I approach you may sir I approach you yes I'm showing you Mr Williams number 34 tell me if you recognize that yes and how do you recognize number 34 the the the person have you seen it before yes have you seen it on social media on your Instagram yes and is it true and accurate what that means is are there any changes that you can say that hey this doesn't look right or does it look the same no which one I ask you two question looks the same or is the same same yeah you're on I move for the admission I believe it's number 34 any objection to defendant Williams 34 no all right defendant Williams 34 is admitted publes you see okay um do you recognize the and it's not the photograph got cut off I believe if I'm wrong you could use the photograph of number 34 but otherwise what's on the screen the exhibit as well do you recognize at the very top what that says yes what is that my Instagram name okay and is that also called an Instagram maybe handle yes all right and who if you know is Thugger Thugger one at the very top Jeff okay and does that mean that someone or Jeffrey put on his Instagram account this Photograph yes all right and I'd like to go through the photograph with you if I may um if you can blow it up if it doesn't distort okay now you said you see Jeffrey is he the gentleman in the very front yes and what is he doing with his finger his right finger put it on his nose okay and is that something that you've seen other entertainers like you told the ladies and gentlemen jury doing yes and have you seen fans do that yes and is that common is that part of U popular culture yes and um when Jeffrey he's wearing some sort of I'm going to say hat is that fair to say yes okay now I'd like you to look at um Jeffrey center of his chest do you see the white um shirt with a pendant at the uh the lowest part on the shirt like the chest area yes and tell the ladies and gentlemen Jerry what that pendant says why I see okay and is that jeffy's record label yes and is that what he promotes all the time yes is that what he sings about yes is that what he does video videos about yeah that do social media about yeah talks about all the time yes do millions of people around the world also chime in on this on YSL yes okay and if you know is YSL have employees if you know if you don't know say I don't know yes do they pay taxes yes okay are they owned by a publicly traded company I may have asked you that yesterday you did okay I don't remember your answer I'm going to move on okay yeah you add me I said I a know if somebody bought it or not okay that's fine all right now um if you look at do you recognize a gentleman in the picture to the right am I right yeah uh yeah it would be your it would be like looking at the pictures on the right yes you see where Mr cooko kind of centered a little bit yes tell ladies and gentlemen jury if you know who that person is um uh um um a movie star okay Entertainer that person's in movies yeah have you seen that person in movies yes do you know him uh by the nickname little meech yes okay if you look to the gentleman to the left under kind of underneath jeffy's right arm you see that person that Mr cooko is kind of trying to Center yeah do you know who that person is not by it one more time I couldn't you no okay but by reading the caption I know who it is okay well if that refreshes your memory on and helps you then that's fine you can answer who is that person um the person so he referring to on the C she telling them what's up okay do you know who that person is if that's what he's saying on the caption it it look like he's speaking to both of them so yeah okay we're going to get to the caption now then okay we might as well do that Mr cooko can you just scroll down on Mr Williams number 34 if you don't mind and this is the caption you're talking about yeah okay and this says um we'll just go through it all if you don't mind see at the Top Line it says like by King J ffi Joker yeah and 328,000 plus others you see that yeah okay then it says Thugger Thugger one Mei and bua what's up P right yeah okay and does that line what you were referring to that helps you understand who that person was under Jeff Tell ladies and gentlemen who that person is bua okay and who is bua if you know what does he do he uh work for the label okay um view then it says view uh the next line I'm just looking at it it says view 257 comments you see that see that yes some people may not know what that means just tell if you know tell the ladies and gentlemen what that means 2,000 plus people coming okay they could write comments on this yes this is public domain right yes okay and by by that I mean it's out in the public on the internet yeah public yeah now that date if you don't mind December 31 2021 you see that yes is that about the time that you know that pushing P the song uh was being released yes and then when Jeffy or whomever wrote what's up pe's in blue right is that true yes and P only comes in an icon if you know on Instagram in blue is that true yes and then P's if you know stands for pushing P right yeah okay all right I think that's it thank you Mr cook I'd like to show you when I'm going to mark number [Applause] 35 while the state is looking at that with the Court's permission can Mr cook just put up the last um exhibit which is 34 if you don't mind 34 if if that's okay with the sound rept yes 34 can be uh republished Mr Stevens I'm going to approach if the honorable Court gives me permission and show you again what's been marked and admitt is that states exhibit number 23u you how to do that okay yes you may approach thank you your honor I'm going to show you um this is a exhibit that's already been in evidence and it attaches the en okay can I approach you yeah States number through you I'm going to ask you you look at the whole document you want but I'm going to ask you to focus on overt act in count one55 if you don't tell me um if you see5 what is the date alleged by the prosecution in over act number5 on States exhibit 23 the IND December excuse me I'm sorry my bad December the 31st 2021 okay and what is the date on Mr Williams number 34 at the bottom ain't on it's on here though yes sir December 31st 2021 same date correct yeah and in States exhibit 23u um does it discuss Mr Williams with a finger under his nose that's the allegation made by the prosecution yes and is that similar to the picture in States uh Mr Williams number 34 yes and does it say as an allegation of a crime an overed act in number 155 that the prosecution used that Mr Williams is wiing wearing a YSL chain yes and is that the same uh appearance in Mr Williams number 34 yeah I'm going to object us to the appearance either he has a basis for knowing the same picture how sustain is Mr Williams wearing a YSL necklace as a Le in M Williams number 34 yes and is that the same allegation made in over act number5 yes objection you're I stand objection written not whatever word you is that written in 23 U States exhibit count one overa 155 yes okay all right now um I'd like to show you show May I approach sir may uh Mr William number 35 I approach yes tell me take a look at that study it tell me if you recog recogniz Mr Williams number 35 yes and um have you seen this before on social media yeah have you seen it on your social media account yes and um does number 35 of Mr Williams have any type of changes or modifications or amendments to it that means has it been changed since you saw it originally on your Instagram no is it identical or seemingly to your memory identical as what you saw when it was originally posted on the social media yes platform Instagram yes your honor I moving for the admission of Mr Williams number 35 if that's okay with s Court if this is the same photograph I'm just wanting to confirm whether this was not one that was already admitted do you want to conf consult or confer with Mr Mr Ste sure it was not ad you no the one the one I just showed [Music] you no OB hi um defendant Williams 35 is admitted and publishes you see [Music] [Applause] F Mr cooko if it doesn't S can you just do me a favor and more Center make larger en large the um photograph okay um Mr Stevens can I ask you some questions about Mr Williams number 35 yes if you need to see it it's the same thing it's on the screen otherwise it's in front of you um same thing at the very top Thug Thugger one you recognize that Instagram handle yes and that's Mr Williams or jeffre Instagram handle yes and then um I'd like to go to the photograph if you don't mind yes do you recognize the person in that photograph yes and who is that person Jeffrey okay and is Jeffrey wearing um was he looking at something yes and what does it appear to be looking what does he appear to be looking at his phone okay and then someone took a picture yes all right with regards to um Mr Williams number 35 I'd like you to focus on the chest area but Mr Williams you see over the white and black shirt you see a uh pendant yeah and what does that pendant say on it feel and is that similar to what you described earlier yes and is that something that Jeffrey all the time promotes for his business objection your honor compound to speculation can't speak is that's something Jeffrey all the time promotes yes and is that his record label yes does he sing about it basis speculation as to what Mr okay is uh is that what Jeffrey sings about those YSL yes and is it his record leg objection your honor again as to the State of Mind of Mr Williams and what he intends to comp I'm not asking for a state of mind I'm asking for that is YSL Mr Williams record label yes the fact that YSL is a record label owned by Mr William I would object to speaking objection both of you I'm a sustaining objection let's move on all right I don't know if Mr cook um can do it but you see on the right shoulder if you can sent make that en larger Mr cook thank you very much do you see a uh tattoo with a uh what I would say a b and a uh red color do you see that yeah okay and um is that similar to tattoos that you've seen other artists have yes and um do you know specifically when Mr Williams got that tattoo no I'd like you to then go down Mr cook is going to have to um make this smaller and that the would go to the words at the bottom you see the first line of words likeed by I'll say Lil Meech BMF and 300 311 plus th000 other people yes and that's the same explanation you gave the jurors yeah people can like things or like things right yes and then it says on next line thug thug one pest quote unquote the p p ever right right and then viewed by or view comments that's what you described early people can comment yes and that could be strangers right fans whatever and this is uh February 12th 2022 if you know if you don't know S I don't know no I don't know I don't know what year say febr 12 though okay it got to be 2022 why you say it has to be 2022 because that's when the whole um that that's when he was promoting the song pushing P okay and we're going to use something now to assist on that too can you use that indictment which is 23u should still be in front of you and if you could turn to over at act number 168 if you don't mind can you see that yeah and what date is the prosecution alleging in count one over at act number 168 sign oh February 12 2022 okay same date February 12th 2022 correct yeah and then in that um allegation do you see where the prosecution um alleges the YSL the chain yes as an overact yes and that Jeffrey has a B on his right shoulder that's the crime overed act right right anything else in there that I missed because I'm not looking at in no that's everything yes okay all right thank thank you Mr cook have you seen um we talked about LeBron James have you seen him uh promote advertise uh going around to his teammates and doing the wiping of the nose and saying slime have you seen that proun number one yeah I sustain the objection have you seen LeBron James do a video but out a video wiping nose saying slime to his teammates I seen LeBron James he got a different handshake for each player yeah yeah so descri respons yeah I sustain the objection describe what you remember seeing LeBron James doing when you say he has a different handshake for an objection to relevance it'll be relevant in a minute I will tie it up in a moment all right can you answer the question Mr Stevens yes all right go ahead what do you remember LeBron James doing with each individual teammate that you described and tell the J he do a lot of stuff do a lot of stuff did one of them include wiping nose saying slim if you remember if you don't remember it's okay Mr Stevens I mean LeBron may have did it okay I'm going to see if we can refresh in memory with the Court's permission can Mr cook show Mr Stevens outside the presence of the jury a video can you all come on up for a second please all right ladies and gentlemen um in discussing with Council I think we may have come to a point where we're going to where it might be a stopping point for us for today as I as I promised you earlier we're probably going to have a short work day today much like yesterday so um bring Mr Stevens back in please oh bless you that sound like it hurt Stevens Mr Stevens we're going to stop your examination at this point in time consider with my earlier directives um for for your examination we're going to pick up your examination on the 22nd of January I need you to be here for 9:30 okay you all right with that no but I'll be here you might want to talk to Miss glad about uh what happens if you don't show up okay so but now you've been you've been really great thus far sir just come back um on Monday the 22nd um for 9:30 okay yes sir all right sir please don't test anybody accept the attorneys in this case okay yes sir or you Council all right you may be excuse sir thank you m glad thank you okay all right ladies and gentlemen jury um any ministerial inquiry of me thus far okay all right so let's go through your ad nauseum admonitions um you're going to have a little bit of a break given the fact that we are going to have the king week and I have some other other unrelated business that uh I have to take up um tomorrow as well as a part of next week and also Council have need to have some administrative days to take care of some things okay um I'm also trying to keep everybody healthy which has been which is a challenge so I'm going to tell you as well as I'm telling them while you're off if you have not gotten a flu shot if you have not had an updated Co chat or if you were in the category like me over certain number decades and that needs to have an RSV shot or you have some other type of underlying medical issue that we that would make it a recommendation while we're out go ahead and get those because we are and I'll tell the lawyers the same same thing because we are going to start having the issue of people being getting sick so please go ahead and do that while we are down and take that opportunity to do that I'm telling you members of jury as well as our lawyer lawyer lobby as well because um I want you all to stay healthy and if you want to wear a mask even though I'm not requiring it as of yet you are welcome to do so um at any point in time that you feel the need that you uh need to do so okay all right so that's my PSA as it relates to your health and everyone's health because it's all related so if you haven't done so please take the opportunity to do so when we're down okay um as a way be responsible and respective of your neighbors okay um so when we're down no research on the internet no talking with each other no going by the scenes and visiting anything that we've test has been testified to in the courtroom um no looking up of any legal terms no discussions amongst each amongst each other as well as any third parties that may uh want to talk with you or attempt to talk with you about uh this particular case uh and remember if you should in any way be approached by any third parties that are not otherwise um the Court's organic staff that you would need to let Sergeant Ingram as well as myself know immediately while you are gone uh or we're on this little bit of delay a little bit of just delay um do not take your notepads home leave them here in the courthouse we'll go ahead and hand them back out when you come back on the 22nd okay all right uh it is my goal on the on the 22nd as well I'll or that week to update you accordingly as to the schedule I'll try and give you like the next two weeks out or three weeks out as to as to our plans if there's any down days or anything such as that okay all right any inquir of me ladies and gentlemen okay last thing I'll say ladies and gentlemen is once again and and I I say this on behalf of everyone you probably heard me say this um a gazan times already but it Bears repeating thank you for your patience thank you for the attention that you're given the matter on behalf of everyone and uh we appreciate you uh so please keep doing what you're doing in terms of the admonitions unless you have any inquiry of me um we will see you all on the 22nd at n for 9:30 and once all of us are here we'll go ahead and get started thereafter and we'll uh we'll see where next week leads us okay all right bless you have you think of me ladies and gentlemen All Rise what you doing what you doing he's like annoyed almost all right ladies and Gentlemen please be seated our Jury has left us all right is there anything else I need to go through with you all uh any witness issues that you otherwise have have been uh not able to resolve you take I know you're using some of the time to take up to uh to interview any W outstanding Witnesses and as the state provided there a next list of or tranch of witnesses yes oh thank you Miss hton okay Mr steel U we we have witnesses to interview but the state has nothing but okay all right okay I just wanted to inquire just so if we had and I could hear I could I could be of assistance to all of you all right unless you have anything else at me uh councils um we will see each other on the 22nd and um we'll just continue and see where the week leads us at that point in time okay um unless you have anything else for me we'll be in recess okay before we go ahead and recess please give me your electronic devices so I can recharge them other than that um we'll see you on the 22nd all right you can I post on unrelated matter say again can I post on unrelated matter sure than

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Length: 115min 50sec (6950 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 11 2024