OK - now in Jan 6 case of US v. Ryan Samsel, proceeding before DDC Judge Kelly. Inner City Press has covered the case innercitypress.com/ddc113samselic… and will live tweet, thread below
https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1463941365839142913
Samsel's lawyer is opposing tolling of the Speedy Trial Act clock: I'm lacking any information at all. The grand jury process and the government's own information is there own. But they've chosen to indict co-defendants; Mr. Samsel shouldn't be prejudiced by it.
Samsel's lawyer: Despite COVID, we shouldn't just rely on the pandemic to justify delay. Our discovery request was made after the US said they had substantially completed discovery. Yes it's 12 pages in length. But there are deficiencies in the US' discovery
Samsel's lawyer: Mr. Samsel has been in prison since January 2021. We still don't have access to the database they keep telling us about. We're getting to a point where the government cannot keep relying on the complexity of the case. We want a Speedy Trial.
Judge Kelly: I'm going to exclude time. Let's do a mundane calendar exercise. I'm looking at 2 pm on Jan 27. Hopefully we can have both defendants here.
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