Back in #SDNY Magistrates Court: William Skinner is charged with a murder, in 1989 in Brooklyn, of Efrain Cardenas- thread
This is a death penalty eligible case. Spiller is asking for bail, says he was acquitted; AUSA says there is no precedent.
Spiller's wife is his proposed co-signer. She is charged with a separate fraud. They own a house now worth $500,000. #NYC
Skinner's lawyer: this is a 30 year old snitchers case. Now co-defendant Merced, charged with same murder but he was 17 then
Merced was convicted of another murder &was sentenced to 25 years. AUSA says in jail so long he can't show community ties
Judge Netburn retires to robing room to think on it. Newest Magistrate Judge Sarah Cave speeds back to join her. #training
Judge Netburn is back. Cites risk of flight, Merced previous conviction. Both detained. Case to Judge Ramos - after #OneCoin
Now Dan Cuevas seeks bail on drug charges. His lawyer says he works at Salumeria deli in Chelsea. US has he had body armor
Cuevas' lawyer says he has a friend on the West Bank with "fashionable body armor." But this is the West Village of NYC...
Judge Netburn is bailing Body Armor. Yesterday in bailing Epstein guards without gun she said the world is crazy. @SDNYLIVE
Amid presentments in 2s & 3s, a stand-alone narcotics case, US v Castro with interpreter, headed to Judge Abrams Nov 26
