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SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 22 – A man was pleading guilty to felony gun possession and use on November 15 before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Andrew L. Carter.

   But the defendant, Bob King, could not answer the questions, about whether he had discussed his possible sentence with his lawyer coming to plead guilty, if he understood about the probation report, nothing.   

First Judge Carter took a break. But when he came back in, things were not better. He gave King and his lawyer until 3 pm to confer in the interview cells in 40 Foley Square.

  At 3 pm Inner City Press after publishing the above and broadcasting a Periscope from outside the courthouse went back to Judge Carter's (and Judge Engelmeyer's) 13th floor. There, King was was by the elevators in shackled, just leaving. Judge Carter's door was locked. Apparently the guilty plea was again, appropriately, not taken.

  A full week later, the "note" of the first postponement was belatedly placed in the docket on November 22: "Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr:Sentencing held on 11/15/2019 for Bob King (1) Count 1. Defendant Bob King appears with attorney Tommy Vu. AUSA Andrew Rohrbach for the Government. Case will be second called today. Defendant remain in custody. See transcript for complete details. Court Reporter: Steven Greenblum. (jw)."
 
  It says, "The following transaction was entered on 11/22/2019 at 4:53 PM EST and filed on 11/15/2019." With that much delay, what else may have happened?

   Shouldn't this plea be called off? Inner City Press will continue on this case. It is US v. King, 18-cr-308 (Carter).