OK - death penalty trial of US v. Sayfullo Saipov, today is the charging conference before tomorrow's closing arguments. Inner City Press is covering (and writing a booklet) on the case innercitypress.com/sdnyverdict16s… and will live tweet, thread below
https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1624446607050539010
Judge Broderick: Info from Mr. Saipov's phones was utilized in both phases... Any objection this revision to the charge?
AUSA: No.
Federal Defenders: It seems unclear if Corrections Officers are law enforcement officer for this purpose.
Judge: I'll take it out.
AUSA: No.
Federal Defenders: It seems unclear if Corrections Officers are law enforcement officer for this purpose.
Judge: I'll take it out.
After Judge Broderick scheduled an unrelated criminal case Inner City Press is also covering innercitypress.com/sdny24ebroderi… the charge conference continues, with the Federal Defenders reiterating motions about aggravating factors they made in... 2018.
Judge: Duly noted.
Judge: Duly noted.
Here in death penalty trial courtroom for charging conference, no Saipov, and only 5 of us in the gallery. Judge Broderick asks what was done in #EDNY case os US v Wilson
Federal Defenders propose telling jurors to imagine Saipov's (and victims'?) religions reversed, citing legislative history of Federal Death Penalty Act. Story later
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