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Public Lewdness Nolo Contendere Interruptus As SDNY Judge Failla Is A Student of the Law

By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE, Aug 31 – A defendant named Justin Rivera, on an alleged public lewdness Violation of Supervised Release, wanted on August 31 to plea "nolo contendere" in Federal Court. 

 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Katherine Polk Failla held a proceeding. Inner City Press covered it.   

Assistant US Attorney Scott Hartman acknowledged difficulties with a nolo contendere plea but said it could be viewed as waiving Rivera's right to a hearing, in order not to prejudice him in his associated state case. 

  Judge Failla asked if she would be able, simply under the 3553a factors, to add a sexual crimes testing condition of release. AUSA Hartman called Judge Failla a careful student of the law.  

That I am, and hope to remain, Judge Failla said. In order not to rush the proceeding, she asked if she might reconvene with the lawyers, then at a later date with Justin Rivera.

 His lawyer Neil Checkman said he will be asking for time served, and got his clients consent to the lawyers' only conference.

But will notice be given to the press and public? Currently, the public docket has no mention of public lewdness, just as it did not note the August 31 proceeding.

The case is US v. Rivera, 15-cr-608 (Failla).

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