| Man on Trial for
Robbing Busking Cellist Waits in
Hall As Jury Deliberations Head
into Day 2
by
Matthew & Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
June 8 – A man charged with
robbing a busking cellist in
New York's Herald Square
subway station is on trial in
100 Centre Street before
Justice Robert M.
Mandelbaum.
On June 4 his
lawyer cross examined the
arresting police officer about
the value of things stolen,
including the busker's
amplifier. Inner City Press
was there and live tweeted:
Defense
lawyer: So, in the cello case,
there was $350 in cash?
NYPD Officer:
Yes.
Defense: And the
cello, and an amp worth $900?
NYPD Officer:
Yes. [The cellist was part of
the MTAs official music
program]
Now video of the
defendant, handcuffed, at the
desk in the MTA police station
in Columbus Circle station.
Officer counts the cash
dramatically in front of a
stationary camera
Defense ends cross; no
re-direct. Witness, last of
the day, leaves.
Then a juror
asks: Can I bring my
skateboard with me tomorrow?
Judge: They will probably
voucher it. They do not want
people riding in the
hallway.
Jurors file
directly out -- then one was
called in. He works at Mount
Sinai and may have - that is,
cannot rule out having -
worked with the doctor who
treated the victim. Either
way, he said, he can be
fair.
Update: on June
8, as the jury deliberated
after asking for CCTV videos,
the defendant sat alone in the
otherwise empty 15th floor
hallway. Near 5, his lawyer
arrived and offered a soda.
Inside, Justice Mandelbaum
told the jurors they could go
for the day, and that on
Tuesday he cannot answer their
questions or take their
verdict until at earliest 2
pm. Did they want to come in
at 10 am or later? Noon, they
decided. It might seem that
they are close - watch this
site.
***
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