| In Bronx Gang Trial of Kay Flock
Perez Rap Music Set to Come In As Jury Is in
Place
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
March 10 – In a
multi-defendant Bronx gang
case, the language of the
proposed protective order has
given rise to a dispute with
briefing to come.
On March
23, 2023 U.S. District Court
for the Southern District of
New York Judge Lewis J. Liman
arraigned three of the
defendants. Inner City Press
went and covered it.
All three
pleaded not guilty.
On July 31, as to
lead and co-defendant Kevin
Perez, the US Attorney's
Office wrote in "to inform the
Court that the Government will
NOT week the death penalty
against defendant Kevin Perez
in this case."
On July 29, Perez
was in court with his retained
counsel, who asked to delay
the trial from September 9. He
got November 12, but bail was
denied, with video of deadly
shooting - and money made from
music the AUSA said was
bragging about the shootings -
cited.
Docketed on
January 8, delay granted: "The
Jury Trial is rescheduled to
March 10, 2025."
On March 4, Judge
Liman ordered Perez' counsel
to answer by March 7 to the
US' argument that "certain rap
video excerpts should be
admitted" - "selfie-style
clips, 'I really rap what I
live.'"
On March 10, just
before 5 pm, the jury was
selected. Thread and more on
Substack here.
The overall
case is USA v. Perez, et al.,
1:23-cr-99 (Liman)
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