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Insurrection Case Garret Miller To Get
Plea Offer Before June 9 Still Detained
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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FEDERAL COURT,
May 26 – Minutes
into a break in the
impeachment trial in
the U.S. Senate, accused
insurrectionist Domenic
Pezzola was ordered
detained until
trial by
Magistrate
Judge Robin M.
Meriweather.
Inner City
Press live
tweeted it, below. There
was an appeal.
On
May 26,
months
after the DC
Circuit's
decision in US
v. Munchel, DDC Judge
Carl J.
Nichols a
held status
conference on
Garret Miller, who
has been
detained for
four and a
half months
and to whom
the US says it
is preparing
to offer a
plea.
Inner
City Press
live tweeted
it here:
(and podcast
here)
AUSA Kelley: We are close to being able
to make a plea offer to Mr. Miller. We ask for
45 days.
Judge Nichols: What about discovery?
AUSA Kelley: We've in the process of getting
him the initial tranche through what we call
our Fast Track
From the docket: "The Court was advised on
April 29, 2021 that GARRET MILLER, who is
currently detained, has been transported to
the local jurisdiction... the Court has
confirmed that GARRET MILLER has been ordered
held without bond pending trial
Miller's lawyer: He's been detained four
months. We need to move. We'll have a week but
that's it.
Judge Nichols: I appreciate the government has
a lot of these cases and has to be consistent
across the plea offers. But they have Speedy
Trial rights
Miller's lawyer: I've gotten all the discovery
I need. Judge Nichols: Why shouldn't we move
it more quickly?
AUSA Kelley: We're close to getting them a
plea [offer.] It's only been four and a half
months. We're talking an expansive view of our
discovery obligations We've charged over 400
defendants and we're trying to be consistent
with regard to the pleas we are offering. We
are continuing to investigate other people.
We've issued over 1400 search warrants.
AUSA continues: I'm going to get a plea offer
out soon. Four and half months has not been
unreasonable.
Miller's lawyer: She hasn't sat in solitary
confinement for four and a half months. He's
in a single defendant indictment. His case is
not complex.
Judge Nichols: I understand. While it's
a single defendant case, there are a lot of
complications, the government has reasonable
arguments why there has to be coordination.
I'm not prepared to give 45 days. But one week
is too short. I say, two weeks.
Judge Nichols: I think Judge McFadden
put one of these cases on the trial calendar
for the Fall [Yes: Nicholas Rodean, 21-cr-57
(TNM)]
Miller's lawyer: It's not Ms. Kelly's fault --
Judge Nichols: The government cannot make a
one-off plea offer.
Judge Nichols: How about June 9, 4 pm? Yes.
Yes. Judge Nichols: I hope the government can
get a plea offer out well in advance of June
9, so we can hear if it's a non-starter.
We will
have more on
this.
Inner
City Press
live tweeted
Riley June
Williams on
January 25, here.
From January
22, song here:
Thread here.
Inner City
Press' John Earle Sullivan
song on SoundCloud here.
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