Coming up at 11:30 there's a sentencing hearing for Jeffrey Alexander Smith, of California/Colorado, before Judge Reggie Walton. The DOJ wants Smith to serve 5 months behind bars -- close to the max for the parading charge he pleaded guilty to. 
The DOJ says Jeffrey Alexander Smith, a former sergeant in the U.S. Army, "quite literally led the charge" to breach the Rotunda doors.
Smith's attorneys, John Pierce & John Rice, say he accepts responsibility & has learned a "devastating" lesson. They're asking for probation.
Smith's attorneys, John Pierce & John Rice, say he accepts responsibility & has learned a "devastating" lesson. They're asking for probation.
Smith's attorneys argue the consequences he has already suffered from his arrest — damage to his child custody case and to his chances of qualifying for a commercial pilot's license — are punishment enough.
It's a common argument in #CapitolRiot cases with mixed success.
It's a common argument in #CapitolRiot cases with mixed success.
This still hasn't started, but there's nothing in PACER about it being rescheduled so... stay tuned, I suppose.
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