ATLANTA — The long-running YSL trial is now down to just one remaining defendant , and with the case's last murder charge dropped against a defendant who pleaded out earlier this week, the 2+ year legal proceeding will result in no convictions for murder.

That fact of the trial's ultimate outcome has drawn criticism from those who contended the RICO prosecution was a misallocation of resources, as well as defense attorneys who were involved in the case .

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Fulton County District Attorney Willis, however, fiercely rejects the argument that the trial wasn't a success.

"My message to taxpayers is: it was an amazing outcome," she said Thursday. "We had 19 conviction

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