Lil Durk's Murder-For-Hire Case Hanging by a Thread as Death Threats Remain Unreported.
A bombshell court filing has exposed a disturbing case of withholding information from Lil Durk, the rapper facing murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles. The defense team claims that seven months of death threats to a judge and prosecutor were kept under wraps, compromising the integrity of the proceedings.
In February, U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue received four threatening voicemails, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Ian Yanniello got similar threats in April. However, the government officials involved initially chose not to disclose this information to Durk's lawyers until October 1.
The defense team argues that these secret investigations and closed-door meetings "irreparably compromised the structural integrity of these proceedings." A secret investigation was conducted, but every judge in the Central District of California was warned about the threats while Deandre Wilson, one of Durk's co-defendants, wasn't informed until October 1.
Prosecutors initially claimed that the threats were made by Durk's "supporters" and argued that he had obstructed an investigation into his clandestine jail communications. However, now that the defense team has brought this to light, they're pushing for the case to be dismissed or for all judges and prosecutors in the Central District of California to be disqualified.
Lil Durk's lawyers have called for the dismissal of his murder-for-hire case after learning about the secret threats to Judge Donahue and prosecutor Yanniello. The defense team claims that these violations "strike at the core of due process and the constitutional guarantee of receiving fair hearings in front of an impartial decision-maker."
The trial, set to begin on January 20, now hangs by a thread as the defense team seeks justice for their client.
A bombshell court filing has exposed a disturbing case of withholding information from Lil Durk, the rapper facing murder-for-hire charges in Los Angeles. The defense team claims that seven months of death threats to a judge and prosecutor were kept under wraps, compromising the integrity of the proceedings.
In February, U.S. Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue received four threatening voicemails, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Ian Yanniello got similar threats in April. However, the government officials involved initially chose not to disclose this information to Durk's lawyers until October 1.
The defense team argues that these secret investigations and closed-door meetings "irreparably compromised the structural integrity of these proceedings." A secret investigation was conducted, but every judge in the Central District of California was warned about the threats while Deandre Wilson, one of Durk's co-defendants, wasn't informed until October 1.
Prosecutors initially claimed that the threats were made by Durk's "supporters" and argued that he had obstructed an investigation into his clandestine jail communications. However, now that the defense team has brought this to light, they're pushing for the case to be dismissed or for all judges and prosecutors in the Central District of California to be disqualified.
Lil Durk's lawyers have called for the dismissal of his murder-for-hire case after learning about the secret threats to Judge Donahue and prosecutor Yanniello. The defense team claims that these violations "strike at the core of due process and the constitutional guarantee of receiving fair hearings in front of an impartial decision-maker."
The trial, set to begin on January 20, now hangs by a thread as the defense team seeks justice for their client.
I'm not surprised though - these kinds of things can happen anywhere. But the fact that the government officials kept this info under wraps for so long... it's just shady 
. I feel bad for Lil Durk and his team, they're trying to get justice here but it's hard when you got people playing both sides. 
Can't let personal agendas come in the way of fairness, that's not how the system is supposed to work 
The fact that these death threats were kept under wraps for months shows exactly what kind of "justice" they're trying to serve up here. And now they're trying to blame it on the defense team for speaking out? Give me a break. It's just more proof that they don't want the truth to come out. This whole thing is starting to smell like a setup, and I wouldn't be surprised if some shady deals were made behind closed doors... 
this is getting crazy, like lil durk's case is literally hanging by a thread now 
it's like, basic due process right there. now we got durk's lawyers pushing for a dismissal or disqualification of all judges in cali... this is some serious drama 
that's just unacceptable. it's like they're trying to set up his co-defendant deandre wilson for the fall. 
i can see why they're pushing for the case to be dismissed or for all judges & prosecutors in the Central District of California to be disqualified 
it's not just about lil durk, it's about the integrity of the justice system 
. How could you trust the integrity of the trial with this kind of information hidden from one side? I'm no expert, but it seems like a major conflict of interest and possibly some serious misconduct by the government officials involved 
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. It feels like they're trying to cover their own behinds rather than doing justice. Fingers crossed someone steps in and gets this sorted out ASAP 
Can't believe they kept it hidden from Durk's lawyers for months 
. Like, how can you not report death threats to the other side? It's crazy that his lawyers only found out 7 months in and now they're pushing for a dismissal or disqualification of all judges and prosecutors involved 
. This whole thing reeks of some major fishy business 
, and I'm kinda rooting for Durk's team to get the truth out 
. But at the same time, you can't just dismiss a case without looking into all the facts... this is getting super complicated 
