| Jury Asks for
Bullets in 2021 Murder as
Defendant Asks for Altoids in
111 Centre Street
by
Matthew & Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
100
CENTRE,
April 23 – For a shooting
death in Manhattan's Kips Bay
in June 2021, a man has been
detained since September of
that year and on trial for
weeks in 111 Centre Street. On
April 23, Justice Marisol
Martinez Alonso was fielding
notes from the jury, putting
her black judicial robe back
on when she called them in.
Inner City Press was there, in
the small courtroom, and live
tweeted:
Jury has asked to
see bullets. Judge Alonso:
While my officer was showing
the bullets, some live,
deliberations stopped. Now we
have another note...
Assistant DA: Are
they asking for a photo? Or
the bullets themselves?
Defense: Maybe they want the
Medical Examiner's
photos Judge: They say
they want 38-C ADA:
That's part of the ballistics
evidence.
Judge: What
is 38-E? Defense: Bullet from
the deceased.
Judge: We need clarification
from the jury on this note.
We'll have to bring them back
in [Judge puts black robe back
on] Jury entering!
Judge: You wrote,
you want the video on 26
Street with the muzzle flash.
You got it? [Jurors nod]
Judge: At
4:19 you asked for two photos.
You may have the numbers
wrong. Write us another
note. [Jurors
leave]
After they
left, the defendant asked -
politely - from one of the
Altoid mints the law clerk was
eating. He gave one; a court
officer said, Don't, what if
he chokes? The law clerk
deadpanned: Please don't
choke. It's a nice courtroom.
Deliberations continue on
April 27.
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