| On Gun
Recovered By Bronx Academy For The Future
Suppression Denied Now Guilty Plea
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Maxwell
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SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Oct 6 – Dyquan Christopher was
charged with being a felon in
possession of a firearm.
On July 5,
2022 U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Alvin K.
Hellerstein held a suppression
hearing. Inner City Press
attended and covered it.
On the
witness stand in person was an
officer who chased
Christopher, and picked up a
gun after Christopher was
tackled on the sidewalk in
front of the Bronx Academy for
the Future on Southern
Boulevard between 174th and
173rd Streets.
At issue
was whether the gun was found
in the pocket of Christopher's
Moncler jacket or under him,
and whether he said "just take
the gun and let me go
home."
Judge Hellerstein
asked the prosecutors why he
was leading the witness; there
followed a sidebar discussion,
rare for a suppression hearing
without a jury.
At the end on
July 5, Judge Hellerstein
denied the motion to suppress.
And on July 19, Christopher's
counsel wrote in that a plea
offer is being considered:
"Your Honor scheduled a
pretrial conference for
Wednesday, July 20, 2022, at
3:30 pm, with the caveat that
the parties inform the Court
if it appeared that the matter
was going to be resolved short
of trial. We recently received
a proposed plea agreement and
are scheduled to review it
with our client early next
week."
And on October 6
in the SDNY Magistrates Court,
it happened: "Minute Entry for
proceedings held before
Magistrate Judge Gabriel W.
Gorenstein: Arraignment as to
Dyquan Christopher (1) Count 1
held on 10/6/2022. Defendant
present with Lorraine
Gauli-Rufo. A.U.S.A Ryan B.
Finkel present for Government.
Defendant withdraws plea of
not guilty and enters a plea
of guilty to Count One of the
Indictment. Magistrate Judge
Gorenstein recommends District
Judge Hellerstein accept the
plea. No Court Reporter. PSI
Ordered. Detention continued.
Sentencing date set for
1/5/2023." No court reporter -
but Inner City Press still on
the case(s).
The case is USA
v. Christopher, 22-cr-55
(Hellerstein)
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