| For Murder of Jam Master Jay
of Run DMC Defendants Won't Face Death Penalty
Dec 15 Next
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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EDNY COURTHOUSE,
Nov 15 – For the murder of
Jason Mizell (Jam Master Jay
of Run-DMC), on August 17.
2020 Ronald Washington was
arraigned and detained the day
after co-defendant Karl Jordan
Jr. by U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of New
York Magistrate Judge Lois
Bloom. Inner City Press live
tweeted it, below.
On
September 18, 2020 both
defendants were before EDNY
District Judge LaShann DeArcy
Hall for a status conference,
which included discussion of
the Capital [that is, death
penalty] review process. Inner
City Press live tweeted it,
below.
On November 15,
2021 Judge DeArcy Hall held
another conference, with a
phone call-in line unlike
US v. Ghislaine Maxwell in
SDNY, and Inner City Press
thus covered it.
The
defendant have been informed
that DOJ will NOT seek the
death penalty against them.
They asked for 30 days and got
it, to December 15 at 9 am.
Inner City Press will stay on
the case(s).
From September
18, 2020: Judge LaShann DeArcy
Hall says the multi-count
indictment is not only for the
October 30, 2002 murder of
Jason Mizell, but also
narcotics and firearms
charges.
AUSA: We are
submitted a Capital Case memo.
One or both want time to put
together a mitigation
memo.
Judge LaShann
DeArcy Hall: You all are going
to need some time. I typically
set status conferences 30 days
out. But given the nature of
this case, I propose 60 days.
Is there any objection? "Not
from the government." Nov 18
at 9 am, next status
conference?
One of the
defense lawyers has another
EDNY appears that morning. So,
10:30 am on Nov 18.
Judge: Any
application? AUSA: Exclude
time under the Speedy Trial
Act, to prepare the Capital
Case memo [to ask DOJ to
approve seeking death
penalty.]
Judge LaShann
DeArcy Hall, to the
defendants: You are entitled
to a speedy and public trial
in 70 days, with certain
periods of excludable day. Do
you agree to stop that clock?
Yes. Yes.
Ronald
Washington: Can I ask my
lawyer?
CJA Kellman: Yes,
I think it's best
Judge LaShann
DeArcy Hall: Anything more?
No. No. No. Stay healthy and
well. We are adjourned
Judge Bloom: Have
you met pre-trial services?
Washington: No. I
have been incarcerated for 17
years. AUSA: Though Mr
Washington did not pull the
trigger, he is equally guilty
of the execution of music icon
as his co-defendant.
Washington: I
don't even have my lawyer's
phone number. Judge Bloom:
Email it to him, at the jail.
Washington: They took me out
of my cell without my glasses.
I can't even see without them.
Judge Bloom: You
can take the paper back with
you. Defense: He came from
Kentucky. The glasses are
there. So he has to go to an
eye doctor. Judge Bloom: Are
they prescription glasses?
Washington: Yes.
Judge Bloom: Does the AUSA
object? AUSA: No. [No
explanation]
Judge Bloom: We don't know if
he'll go to MDC or MCC. But he
should see an eye doctor. Mr
Washington, good luck. We are
adjourned.
From August 17:
Judge Bloom: Mr. Jordan, you
have been indicted by a grand
jury on August 13 on 10
counts. You have filed a
financial affidavit that you
were not working and have four
dependents. Your CJA lawyer is
an esteemed member of the
panel, including on the
capital panel Do you
consent to appear by video,
Mr. Jordan? Jordan:
Michael, do I consent?
Michael Hueston, CJA: Yes, we
do. You do. AUSA: The
government is seeking a
permanent order of detention
pending trial. It's a
presumption case. US
Attorney's Office describes
fatal shooting of Mizell
inside the victim’s recording
studio in Hollis,
Queens. Jordan is charged with
several additional narcotics
distribution counts. In 2003
Jordan was charged on guns.
And 2017, with drugs. AUSA:
This case carries the
possibility of the death
penalty. So there is a
compelling risk of
flight. Judge Bloom: I
wanted you to hear it, Mr.
Jordan, since you haven't
gotten a copy of the US
detention memo. It is not your
CJA lawyer's job to rebut this
today. CJA lawyer: We
are going to consent to
detention with leave to submit
a bail application
later. Judge Bloom: Your
lawyer knows how to get it on
the court's calendar. The
overall case, next date in
Sept 17, 11 am. Anything more?
No? We are adjourned.
***
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