In one other authorized maneuver to get their shopper out of jail, Gunna’s attorneys have filed a petition asking a neighboring Georgia county to get him launched from jail.
Based on a Billboard report, printed on Wednesday (July 20), attorneys for Gunna, born Sergio Kitchens, reportedly filed on Tuesday (July 19) a so-called petition for a writ of habeas corpus in Harris County, Ga.
Based on Cornell Legislation Faculty’s Authorized Info Institute, a writ of habeas corpus is used to convey a prisoner or different detainee earlier than the courtroom to find out if the individual’s imprisonment or detention is lawful.
Based on Billboard, Gunna attorneys are arguing that Fulton County prosecutors have little to no proof to assist their shopper’s ongoing incarceration.
“To permit Mr. Kitchens to be held in jail by the unsworn claims and conclusions of the state, devoid of any particular info or supporting proof – over objection by the protection – is to render his presumption of innocence meaningless and to discard his proper to due course of,” Gunna’s attorneys wrote within the paperwork.
Habeas petitions have to be filed within the jurisdiction the place a prisoner is held, and for Gunna, he’s presently locked up within the Henry County Jail. However this motion is an opportune work round of the Fulton County Superior Courtroom, which has repeatedly denied Gunna’s requests to be launched on bond.
XXL has reached out to Gunna’s lawyer, Steve Sadow, for remark.
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