YSL: Atlanta's trial of the 21st century will have long reprecussions

Georgia's longest trial in history is over, when the jury in Atlanta’s internationally watched YSL trial returned verdicts for the last two co-defendants, Deamonte (aka Yak Gotti) Kendrick and Shannon (aka SB, aka Shannon Jackson) Stillwell. 

The trial's central figure, superstar rapper Young Thug, took a plea deal last month, and Yak Gotti was found not guilty on all charges, while Stillwell was found guilty only on one charge and not guilty on all others. 

Witness testimony lasted almost a year, and Fulton County prosecutors didn't get the verdicts they wanted. Atlanta criminal defense attorney Joshua Schiffer breaks down what this historic trial will mean for the future of criminal prosecutions, defense strategies and the Fulton County District Attorney's office and DA Fani Willis.

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