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Atlanta DA Fani Willis Speaks On Using Rap Lyrics In RICO Cases

<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Atlanta DA Fani Willis Speaks On Using Rap Lyrics In RICO Cases<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;5276" style&equals;"width&colon; 1510px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-5276" data-attachment-id&equals;"5276" data-permalink&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;atlanta-da-fani-willis-speaks-on-using-rap-lyrics-in-rico-cases&sol;us-news-ga-spas-shootings-4-at&sol;" data-orig-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;Fani-Willis&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;1500&percnt;2C1000&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" data-orig-size&equals;"1500&comma;1000" data-comments-opened&equals;"1" data-image-meta&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;credit&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;TNS&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;caption&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a press conference in the District Attorney&&num;039&semi;s office at the Fulton County Courthouse in downtown Atlanta&comma; Monday&comma; August 30&comma; 2021&period; The press conference took place following Robert Aaron Long&&num;039&semi;s appearance in front of Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville&period; &lpar;Alyssa Pointer&sol;Atlanta Journal-Constitution&sol;TNS&rpar;&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;created&lowbar;timestamp&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;1630333412&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;title&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;US-NEWS-GA-SPAS-SHOOTINGS-4-AT&quot&semi;&rcub;" data-image-title&equals;"US-NEWS-GA-SPAS-SHOOTINGS-4-AT" data-image-description&equals;"" data-image-caption&equals;"&lt&semi;p&gt&semi;Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a press conference in the District Attorney&amp&semi;&num;8217&semi;s office at the Fulton County Courthouse in downtown Atlanta&comma; Monday&comma; August 30&comma; 2021&period; The press conference took place following Robert Aaron Long&amp&semi;&num;8217&semi;s appearance in front of Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville&period; &lpar;Alyssa Pointer&sol;Atlanta Journal-Constitution&sol;TNS&rpar;&lt&semi;&sol;p&gt&semi;&NewLine;" data-large-file&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i0&period;wp&period;com&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;Fani-Willis&period;jpg&quest;fit&equals;1024&percnt;2C683&amp&semi;ssl&equals;1" class&equals;"size-full wp-image-5276" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2022&sol;08&sol;Fani-Willis&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"1500" height&equals;"1000" &sol;><p id&equals;"caption-attachment-5276" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a press conference in the District Attorney&&num;8217&semi;s office at the Fulton County Courthouse in downtown Atlanta&comma; Monday&comma; August 30&comma; 2021&period; The press conference took place following Robert Aaron Long&&num;8217&semi;s appearance in front of Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville&period; &lpar;Alyssa Pointer&sol;Atlanta Journal-Constitution&sol;TNS&rpar;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;the-rap-act-could-be-passed-to-defend-lyrics-from-persecution&sol;">Rap lyrics<&sol;a> can be used to create a narrative of someone who is inherently violent or has criminal tendencies&period; They can also be used as evidence in criminal cases&period; Atlanta DA <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;11alive&period;com&sol;article&sol;news&sol;crime&sol;fulton-county-fani-willis-gang-arrests-indictments&sol;85-bb39ea41-a22e-4cd8-9dff-98c2d282c90d">Fani Willis<&sol;a> recently spoke about this issue at a law conference in Atlanta&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rap lyrics are not necessarily illegal&comma; but prosecutors have argued that using them in court is against the law&period; Rap lyrics can only be used against someone if they specifically make claims that point to a particular crime&period; Rap lyrics that state that a certain person was in possession of a firearm can be used to prove intent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the Fulton County case&comma; prosecutors have alleged that <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;groundupradio&period;com&sol;young-thug-faces-6-million-lawsuit-in-addition-to-rico-case&sol;">Young Thug<&sol;a> and rapper Gunna were involved in a street gang and organized a crime&period; They also allege that Young Thug and his crew were involved in three murders&period; Young Thug is accused of being head of the Young Slime Life Gang and was involved in the killing of Donovan Thomas&period; The gang&&num;8217&semi;s involvement in the murder of Thomas prompted other gang-related killings in the area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rap lyrics are one of the most controversial topics in criminal law&period; Rap lyrics can be cited as evidence in criminal cases&comma; and Fulton County DA Fani Willis has been speaking out about it as part of her grand jury investigation of former President Donald Trump&period; Rap lyrics have also come up during bond hearings&comma; and the use of them is controversial&period; Some states have passed legislation restricting the use of rap lyrics in criminal cases&comma; and New York is considering legislation to restrict their use&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Fulton County DA Fani Willis recently spoke about rap lyrics and using rap lyrics to prove gang members&&num;8217&semi; guilt&period; Rap lyrics were often used by investigators in identifying suspects based on social media posts&comma; music videos&comma; and rap lyrics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has spoken out about gang activity&comma; criminal activity targeting celebrities&comma; and the use of rap lyrics in indictments&period; The rappers Young Thug and Gunna were indicted in a RICO case that heavily referenced rap lyrics&period; The district attorney&&num;8217&semi;s office has received numerous death threats as a result of her stance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rap lyrics have become an integral part of criminal law in the Atlanta area&period; In May&comma; rapper Young Thug was arrested on charges of gang activity and a conspiracy to violate Georgia&&num;8217&semi;s criminal racketeering law&period; His protege&comma; Gunna&comma; was also implicated in a 56-count RICO indictment that included robbery&comma; murder&comma; and a variety of other crimes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;RKcVn0cu2TM" width&equals;"549" height&equals;"307" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen&equals;"allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment&equals;"1"><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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