The new rules in Young Thugs slogging Atlanta gang trial [Video]

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville has a motto:

“A forewarned judge is a happy judge.”

Glanville has not been a happy judge lately.

That’s because acclaimed rapper Young Thug’s already historically long trial just keeps getting longer …

and longer …

and longer.

That’s why Glanville – who also holds the rank of Brigadier General, Chief Judge in the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals, and has served as a commanding general in the NATO Rule of Law Support Mission/Rule of Law Field Force-Afghanistan – has laid down new rules he hopes will move the trial along more briskly.

First and foremost, Fulton County prosecutors and defense attorneys should be ready to proceed at 8:45 a.m. on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays for the rest of the trial. Glanville is reserving the right to hold court on weekends as well.

Also, among other rules, evidence is to be disclosed in a timely manner if it …