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One of the defendants inthe YSL trialhastaken a plea deal.
Quamarvious Nichols pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act.
The RICO charge carried a sentence of five to 20 years.
He is an intelligent young man who I believe has a future, Harvey said.
Nichols smiled and hugged his attorneys after being sentenced.
Harvey called the deal an exceptional resolution in a statement.
Our client, Deamonte Kendrick, has been wrongly accused and incarcerated since May 2022.
Were not going to be able to unring this bell, said his attorney Nicole Westmoreland.
Attorneys for another defendant who goes by Qua, Marquavius Huey, also motioned for mistrial.
Whitaker has yet to rule on the mistrial motion.
Whitaker took over the trial after another judge also recused herself.
In the months since, Whitaker has criticized and reprimanded the prosecution over its disorganized handling of the case.
