| On Rapper Jeezy Mula As US
Seeks Death Penalty New Trial
Schedule for All Four
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
June 10 – A woman was indicted
for murder for hire in
September 2024 and her case
assigned to U.S. District
Court for the Southern
District of New York Judge
Analisa Torres. She was
writted in from Miami to the
SDNY Magistrates Court, which
Inner City Press closely
covers.
The murder
was committed around Christmas
2023. The victim was Clarisa
Burgos.
On October
4, the SDNY prosecutors wrote
to Judge Torres that "DOJ has
authorized this Office not to
seek the death penalty."
On October 15,
co-defendant Smith was in the
SDNY Magistrates Court. Inner
City Press as only media there
live tweeted, thread
Note: the
judge asked about Smith's
"a/k/a" on the indictment and
was told it was just his
Instagram handle. And on that
page, nine photos - more on X
for Subscribers here,
and Substack here
On October 17,
Jeezy Mula, whose cases Inner
City Press has previously
covered, was added. Inner City
Press, and as only media in
the Mag court live tweeted, thread
On April 3, 2025, with the
case transferred to Judge Paul
A. Engelmayer, a hearing was
held about the MDC cell
search. Inner City Press
thread here
On May 6, the US
Attorney's Office wrote in of
the previous day's superseding
indictment which among other
things adds co-defendant
Batholomew, saying she'd be
presented in the Magistrates
court on May 7.
Inner City Press
was there in the Mag court
when she was presented, in an
orange WCDOC jump suit. Her
assigned lawyer consented to
detention, saying he needed to
study the issues.
On May 20 all
four co-defendants were before
Judge Engelmayer and Inner
City Press was there. Each has
two lawyers, but only one each
fit at counsel table. Judge
Engelmayer "strongly urged"
Main Justice to decide if it
is seeking the death penalty
on McBean, by June 3.
On June 6, the US
Attorney's Office "notifie[d]
the Court and DAJAHN MCBEAN,
a/k/a “Jeezy Mula,” a/k/a
“Freeze,” the defendant, that
the United States believes the
circumstances of the offense
charged in Count One are such
that, in the event of a
conviction, a sentence of
death is justified under
Chapter 228 (Sections 3591
through 3598) of Title 18 of
the United States Code, and
that the United States will
seek the sentence of death for
this offense: Conspiracy to
Commit Murder for Hire
Resulting in Death, in
violation of Title 18, United
States Code, Section 1958,
which carries a possible
sentence of death."
On June 10, a
schedule - or three: "As to
defendant Julissa Bartholomew,
trial is scheduled for January
12, 2026... As to defendants
Chelsey Harris and Karl Smith,
trial remains scheduled for
July 28, 2025... As to
defendant Dajahn McBean, a
conference is scheduled for
July 8, 2025 at 1:00 p.m... by
June 30, 2025, to file a
detailed joint letter. The
purpose of the letter is to
guide the Court as to
counsels' views as to the
course of this case now that
the Justice Department has
determined to seek the death
penalty. The letter thus
should address, without
limitation, all required steps
and procedures; best practices
in managing capital cases;
anticipated motions practice;
additional discovery; and the
process of and leading to jury
selection."
The case
is USA v. Harris, et
al., 1:24-cr-541
(Engelmayer)
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