| Second Bronx Man Facing
Death Penalty For Murder Mulls Switching
Lawyers in SDNY
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
July 20 – Victor Rodriguez and
Andres Bello are charged with
murder in connection with a
drug deal in front of 808 East
175th Street in The Bronx on
April 18, 2020.
Their cases are
being considered for the death
penalty.
On July 15 U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge P. Kevin Castel held a
proceeding regarding Victor
Rodriguez. Inner City Press
covered it.
Rodriguez
pled not guilty, but the main
issue in the proceeding was
whether Judge Castel will
replace the Criminal Justice
Act lawyer initially assigned
to Rodriguez, Matthew Kluger
of 888 Grand Concourse, with a
"learned counsel" lawyer on
the death penalty panel,
Elizabeth
Macedonio.
Rodriguez told
Judge Castel he is getting
along well with Kluger and
would like to continue with
him. Judge Castel indicated
that Macedonio will hold a
separate legal call with
Rodriguez this Friday or on
Monday.
After that
a third lawyer, Peter Quijano,
will report to Judge Castel
under seal "defendant's wishes
as to whether Mr. Kluger or
Ms. Macedonio continue as his
lead counsel."
On July
20, the same macabre dance
regarding Andres Bello. Bello
pleaded not guilty. Now lawyer
Richard Jasper is to report to
Judge Castel whether Donna
Newman or Kenneath Montgomery
will continue as Bello's
counsel.
The entire case
was pushed back to October 8,
for the next conference.
The case is US v.
Rodriguez, 20-cr-301 (Castel)
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