The lawyer asks the judge to remove himself from the Young Dolph case
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The defense attorney for a man charged with fatally shooting rapper Young Dolph said Friday he has asked a judge to remove himself from the case based on claims that the judge is not being impartial.

PHOTO: Cornelius Smith and Justin Johnson indicted for the shooting death of 36-year-old Adolph Thornton Jr. (Young Dolph), Photo Date: 01/19/2022
Luke Evans, the lawyer for Justin Johnson, said he was not informed about an order issued in November by Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee limiting Johnson’s ability to communicate with people outside the jail other than Evans.