| In SDNY Jury Trial Set Oct
14 for Vance Collins Inner City Press Covered
July Suppression Hearing
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Sept 4 – Vance Collins was
arrested on murder for hire
charges in front of his
residence on Barnes Avenue in
The Bronx. Law enforcement
before Mirandizing him
searched the house and found
guns.
On July 22
U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge P. Kevin Castel held an
in-person suppression hearing,
in Courtroom 26B of 500 Pearl
Street. Inner City Press
attended and covered it,
below.
Now
on September 4
a firm jury
trial date has
been set,
after review
by the SDNY
assignment
committee made
up of Judges
J. Paul Oetken
and P. Kevin
Castel and
White
Plains-based
District Judge
Vincent L.
Briccetti: "On
behalf of my
client,
defendant
Vance Collins,
I respectfully
request that
the Court
enter the
enclosed order
directing the
Essex County
Department of
Corrections
(New Jersey)
and the United
States
Marshals
Service to
accept certain
clothing for
Mr. Collins,
Register
Number 207-
583-920, to
wear for
appearances at
his trial
commencing
October 14,
2020 and
throughout the
duration of
his trial."
Filed on
September 4.
The law
enforcement witnesses spoke
with plastic shields, from the
jury box. When documents to
refresh recollection were
shown by defense counsel, a
protocol of gloves was
followed. Inner City
Press live tweeted it:
Judge Castel is
holding an in-person
suppression hearing about raid
on the Bronx house of murder
for hire defendant, who is
here. As is Inner City Press.
FBI witness in mask and
gloves.
This hearing,
which began at 11 am, is still
going - defendant Collins on
the stand.
AUSA: Did you
tell the officers not to enter
your house? Collins: I
wouldn't have, I was
handcuffed. AUSA: Are
you aware of automatic
weapons? Collins: I've
seen them on TV
AUSA: This 44
revolver, that was in your
mother's old room? Collins:
Yes, Ma'am. AUSA: Where was
your girlfriend? Collins:
Still in the bedroom, in the
basement. Officers were
yelling at her.
AUSA: Did
you tell law enforcement that
the .44 revolver you possessed
was not for religious
purposes? Collins: No I
did not. [A possibly
related prior Inner City Press
story, here
Collins' lawyer:
The defense rests. May I make
a proposal? Judge
Castel: Sure.
Collins'
lawyer: We'll order the
transcript and get 10 days to
put in anything pithy.
AUSA: If
simultaneous briefing, an
opportunity to be heard before
you decide?
Judge Castel:
Transcript by Friday. US by
Aug 4, defense by Aug 13.
The case is US v.
Collins, 19-cr-395 (Castel)
***
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