OK- suited defendant in Magistrates Court @sdnylive: US v Robert Kurlander,arrested at 7am.
Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below
Kurlander has a Florida lawyer, Kaplan.
Judge: You are charged with stealing personal property and transporting interstate.
[Ashley Biden diary]
Kurlander waives indictment. He plead GUILTY.
Kurlander is told, five year maximum. But what is the plea agreement? This ritual is heading there: his allocution, and reference to plea agreement letter. Judge took 2 AUSAs and Kaplan in back, sealed, before the plea. Why?
Judge Cave says there may be "restitution to victims" - Ashley Biden? Hunter Biden??
There is a plea agreement dated August 18. Still not public. But Judge Cave says "It puts guideline sentence at...No, the plea agreement makes no guideline estimate."
[Which is not the norm here @sdnylive]
AUSA Kelly: He's pleading to conspiracy [18 USC 371] to transport stolen property in interstate commerce [Section 2314] There are payment records.
Kurlander: These items were stolen in Florida and I paid to have them transported to New York. I am sorry.
Judge Cave: I accept your guilty plea.
AUSA: Bail on $50,000 bond, can travel throughout the continental US. Drug testing (Kaplan seems to ask, Disregard first test).
Judge: He can continue his self-employment.
Kurlander: I surrendered my passport already.
Control date Dec 8. Story soon
But wait there's more: Aimee Harris has just been brought in by 2 US Marshals for presentment (for taking Ashley Biden diary from Florida rental where she left it), after Kurlander plea. This time, a docket (case) number. Inner City Press exclusive thread below.
Harris charged similarly to Kurlander, a single conspirscy count. She waives indictment. She will plead guilty, her lawyer says.Story coming on InnerCityPress.com, more on Patreon
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OK - now Sean Combs argument for bail, will third time be the charm, after MDC jail sweep and photos? Inner City Press is covering the case patreon.com/posts/diddy-do… and will live tweet, thread below (1st book here: amazon.com/dp/B0DHP7YF19
In the courtroom, Combs' attorney Tony RIcco has come back into the gallery to speak with Diddy supporters. Alexandra Shapiro sitting reading from a binder. Four prosecutors in the front row. Drum roll...
Sean Combs is brought in wearing MDC jail tan uniform. He makes a point of hugging his lawyer Agnifilo, then sits chatting with Ricco
OK - now back in NY v Daniel Penny trial for death of Jordan Neely on the F train, Nov 22 - defense case continues with their Doctor Chandru. Inner City Press is covering the trial and will live tweet, thread below matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-dan…
Judge: One of the jurors has a bad cold, we're going to need to take breaks. Also, I will not be releasing the transcripts of the videos to the public, since they are not in evidence. If in deliberations the jury wants them, they are going to have to come out
Jury entering!
Cross of defense medical expert Dr. Chandru.
ADA 1: I want to ask you about the alternative causes of death you propose. There's no way to know how much K2 was in his system, right?
Dr. Chandru: It wasn't measured
OK - now back in NY v Daniel Penny trial for death of Jordan Neely on the F train, Nov 21 - defense medical expert. Inner City Press is covering the trial and will live tweet, thread below matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-dan…
Penny's lawyer Steven Raiser: Doctor, let me show you Defense Exhibit J
Penny's medical expert: This is a diagram of the circulation of blood in the body.
Raiser: This will help explain circulation given the sickle cell trait?
Doctor: Yes it will...
Penny's lawyer Raiser: Doctor, did you rule out the choke hold as the cause of death of Jordan Neely?
Penny's medical expert: I did
Raiser: If a person is not rendered unconscious by the chokehold, it can't be the cause of death, right?
Penny's medical expert: Yes
OK- now US v. Sean Combs hearing on MDC jail raid, Inner City Press is covering case's every twist and turn (UNbanned book Diddy Do It? amazon.com/dp/B0DHP7YF19 and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress…
Sean Combs comes in from the holding cell in MDC jail tan, walking fine - hugs his lawyers and sits down.
Now just waiting for Judge Subramanian
Still waiting for the judge.
Combs is chatting with his lawyer Anthony RIcco seated to his left, in a bow tie.
OK - now back in NY v Daniel Penny trial for death of Jordan Neely on the F train, Nov 19 - defense case. Inner City Press is covering the trial and will live tweet, thread below matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-dan…
Come to order!
Judge: Off the record, could the lawyers come up real quick?
[Whispered sidebar]
Judge: At the bench, we talked about whether the public can view exhibits. I delegate that to the parties. The DA's office has not been prompt in making them available
Judge: The defense wants to put on witnesses to speak about what awards he got as a Marine. The DA's Office opposes this strenuously. In this case honesty is at issue, as is reputation for empathy, also at issue regarding his regard for the deceased
Before jury comes in
Penny's lawyer Kenniff: We think the NYPD DD5 should not come in.
Judge: I think the People are correct that some of this should come in, Mr. Latimer's statements. But all of Para 2 must come in. It shows where "screaming male" comes from
ADA: We don't think Paragraphs 3-5 need to come in.
Judge: I think they do.
ADA: We want to keep out his statement about the amount of force he should would be necessary. That's up to the jury.
Judge: I'll cure that in my limiting instruction