| Miguel
Diaz Said to
Have Shot a
Man in The
Bronx Pled
Guilty US Asks
15 Years on
April 1
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
March 28 – Miguel Diaz was
charged with being in
possession of ammunition after
a previous felony conviction.
He is described as having shot
a man in the arm in broad
daylight near Jessup Avenue in
The Bronx.
On October 24, 2023 Diaz was
brought before U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York
Magistrate Judge Katharine H.
Parker. Inner City Press was
covering the Mag Court, that
and every day, the only media
in this SDNY Mag Court.
The case was
Federalized as a felon in
possession charge, to maximize
the penalty and odds of
conviction.
Jump cut to
February 26, 2024: Diaz after
switching lawyer has gone pro
se. But at the prosecutors'
request he is not being shown
the whole warrant to search
his residence on Nelson
Avenue. His trial is set for
July 10, 2024.
On May 31 his
standby counsel wrote in to
say Diaz wants him removed:
"he believes we are too
busy... we are currently
engaged in US v. Mendendez and
it appears we will be for
several more weeks and likely
into July 2024."
On November 7,
Diaz pled guilty to Count 1.
On January 31
Diaz wrote in pro se
requesting a Fatic[o] hearing
before his February 21
sentencing, on whether the arm
injury was serious bodily harm
and against enhancement
points.
Sentencing was
pushed back to April 1 and on
March 18, defense counsel
wrote in asking for 46 months.
On March 25, the
US asked for 15 years.
The case is
USA v. Diaz, 1:23-cr-576
(Liman)
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