| Harris
After Plea on Ashley Biden Diary Was
Sentenced to 1 Month Now 1 Hour Sealed
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY Exclusive
follow up, July 3 - For
taking and transporting Ashley
Biden's diary from Florida to
New York, guilty pleas on no
notice were entered by Robert
Kurlander and Aimee Harris.
Inner City Press was there,
and live tweeted below.
On January 29,
2024 the day before her
sentencing scheduled for
January 30, Harris wrote in
through counsel to ask to
appear by video to request an
adjournment, saying she is
sick and has no childcare.
On January 30,
Inner City Press was in the
courtroom. At first, Harris
would not unmute; when she did
there was shouting, police
radio squawk, and a stand-off.
Thread
On February 5,
Inner City Press went. Thread
On March 25,
before the March 27
sentencing, the US Attorney's
Office wrote in including that
"the Government understands
that the defendant did not
comply with this Court’s
directive" - full letter on
Patreon here.
On February 5,
the judge said "Ms. Harris,
you must be here in person for
the March 27, 2024 sentencing
date. I do not want to have to
consider
More including
transcript photo (X
subscribers) here
and on Substack here
On March 27 at
2:30, thread
Judge: See you on
April 9.
Then after the
judge left the bench, Aimee
Harris spoke into an open /
hot mic
More on X for
Subscribers here
& Substack here
On April 2, the
US Attorney's Office wrote in
asking for four months in
prison (compared to,
previously, six months home
confinement). Letter on
Patreon here.
On April 9,
Harris did appear for
sentencing - and after
sobbing, got one month in
prison. Thread on X here
(on Meta's Threads here)
- and more on X for
Subscribers here
and on Substack here.
On July 1, before
the July 9 surrender date,
this: "ORDER as to Aimee
Harris. Defense counsel has
requested a conference,
informing the Court that
Defendant may wish to apply
for change of counsel and make
an application for bail
pending appeal. Defense
Counsel has further informed
the Court that Defendant
wishes to attend the
conference remotely.1 A
conference will be held on
Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at
11:30 a.m."
Inner City Press
went to cover it - but was
quickly asked to leave the
courtroom, which was sealed
after Aimee Harris said she is
being harassed by people who
identify themselves as
journalists. Hallway thread:
[Before Judge in]
Clerk: Ms Harris, can you hear
us?
Aimee Harris
["appearing" in SDNY court
virtually from Florids] Only
every other word.. I'll move
and take my earbuds out.
[Now Aimee Harris appears on
screen in SDNY courtroom,
white headphones on, turquoise
wall behind her] Aimee Harris:
You sound far away but I can
hear you.
All rise!
Judge: Ms
Harris, please turn your
camera on. I have the CJA
attorney on duty today
here. Judge: Ms Harris
has changed from 2 Criminal
Justice Act lawyers earlier in
this case. Now there's a
request ex parte and under
seal. Aimee Harris (camera
view bobbing around) I signed
to be here by Zoom. Are there
other people in the courtroom
there? Yes.
Aimee Harris: I
am concerned. I have been
harassed by people identifying
themselves as reporters...
Judge: We are going into
sealed session, to discuss
attorney -client privilege
issues. I ask the Press to
leave [While many such Curcio
hearing are open, I
leave] [It is 11:57 am
and the Press is out by the
elevators, outside the
courtroom.
[While out here
in the hallway outside the
courtroom, open question:
given that Aimee Harris pled
guilty, with a six to 12 month
appeal waiver - and after
missing several appearances
was sentenced to one month,
what attorney-client issues
could there be?
Next: A
Possible answer: Only an
appeal based on an ineffective
assistance of counsel claim.
But the Judge would have the
right to say, as many judges
here do, that a defendant does
not have a right to change
free lawyers four times - so
any appeal would have to be
pro se [Still out in
hall outside sealed courtroom]
Even if Aimee
Harris is firing her 3d CJA
counsel and appealing, pro se
or not, she would have to be
requesting bail pending appeal
- and THAT cannot be done in a
sealed courtroom. It is now
12:06 pm watch this feed
[In
fairness, counsel conflict of
interest issues may be
different than "breakdown of
relations" (with lawyer)
issues. But the only issue
here, post-sentencing, would
seem to be if Harris can fire
her 3d CJA lawyer and appeal
on ineffective
assistance
A: She can,
though she could be made to do
so pro se, or with retained
counsel. That explanation -
use or non use of public funds
for this - should be in open
court, as well as any bail
pending appeal argument and
decision. It is now 12:16 pm
...
Update -
allowed back in at 12:55 pm -
one hour sealed. Judge: The
transcript will remain
sealed.. The request for a
change of counsel has been
denied. And surrender remains
Tuesday, July 9
More on X for
Subscribers here
& Substack here
The case is US v.
Harris, 22-cr-457 (Swain)
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