| Harris
After Guilty Plea on Ashley Biden Diary
Will Not Come To Sentencing Date Lawyer
Says
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY Exclusive
follow up, March 27 -
For taking and transporting
Ashley Biden's diary from
Florida to New York, guilty
pleas on no notice were
entered on August 25 by Robert
Kurlander and Aimee Harris.
Inner City Press was there,
and live tweeted, here and
below.
Before U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Magistrate Judge Sarah L.
Cave, first Kurlander then
Harris were brought out of the
holding cell by US Marshals,
and pled guilty. Inner City
Press' thread is here and below.
On January 29,
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 1,
Harris' lawyer wrote in to say
she needs to passport back in
order to travel to New York.
Then a sealed medical note
from Helix Urgent Care.
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 March 26,
Harris' appointed CJA lawyer
wrote in that " her lack of
communication has not
permitted us to coordinate her
travel and work with her to
prepare for sentencing. As
such, we do not know if she
plans to appear tomorrow."
On March 27, he
wrote again, "She informed me
that she is unable because of
childcare and other related
issues. As such, she is
requesting an adjournment of
today’s sentencing. She is
further requesting that she be
permitted to appear by video
today." Now what?
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
The case is US v.
Harris, 22-cr-457 (Swain)
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