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Man Charged With Bronx Murder Faces Scheduling Delay at SDNY For PR Rico Case

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SDNY COURTHOUSE, May 27 –   In case in which the US Department of Justice is considering the death penalty, Jose Rodriguez on May 27 with two lawyers before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein. Inner City Press covered it.

    Rodriguez' Learned Counsel said and co-counsel are waiting to see if DOJ is going for execution.  

  Jose Rodriguez' indictment was unsealed in November 2019. It is for murder of Daquan Cooper on June 25, 2015 by 1595 Unionport Road in The Bronx. Dueling drug crews are referenced.  

  Now his defense lawyer said he is not free for trial until July 27, 2021.   Judge Hellerstein: that's too far off, in the interest of justice. He proposed January 11, saying that defense lawyer's case before Judge Furman "will have to give."

AUSA Chan said, This trial's four weeks. It's a racketeering case "with many cooperating witnesses."  Judge Hellerstein: We'll do it in 3 weeks. Judge Furman has the practice of scheduling his trials early in the process, there can always be settlements. Let's do this one January 11, 2021. 

Defense lawyer: This is over my objection.  Judge Hellerstein: How long is the Furman trial?  Defense lawyer: 6 to 8 weeks, RICO murder. The activity was in Puerto Rico.  Judge Hellerstein: I can ask Judge Furman to put off that trial for a week.

 Defense lawyer: A lot of effort went into picking that date. Judge Hellerstein: If in December you are in negotiations with the government about mitigation, we could adjourn. I don't set my trial until people are actually ready, so we have flexibility.

 AUSA Chan said, We are always in favor of a speedy trial. But the Judge Furman case is complex, we agree on that.

   There was a problem Rodriguez' second lawyer - you get two when facing death penalty - couldn't be on video conference, "not enough lines." So he called in. This case is US v. Rodriguez, 19-cr-779 (Hellerstein).

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