| Saipov
Guilty on All
28 Counts In
1st Stage
Trial Now ADX
Florence Talk
Goes In Camera
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Feb 2 - Sayfullo Saipov after
being found guilty on 28
counts now faces a penalty
phase that may result in the
death penalty for killing
eight people with a van along
the West Side Highway.
On May 4,
2022 U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New
York Judge Vernon S. Broderick
held a conference on the case
and Inner City Press live
tweeted it
here.
On January
26, Saipov was
found guilty
on all counts,
after jury
questions
about whether
he did it to
join or
advance
himself in
ISIS or not.
That will be a major
issues, along
with any
mitigation, in
the penalty
phase to come.
The US
Attorney's
Office said Saipov
"was
found guilty
of eight
counts of
murder in aid
of
racketeering
activity,
which carry a
penalty of
death or life
in prison...
The penalty
phase is
scheduled to
begin on
February 6,
2023." [That
seems to have
slipped,
to February
13].
On
February 1,
Judge
Broderick
docketed:
"ORDER as to
Sayfullo
Habibullaevic
Saipov. The
Government
Wall Team and
Defense
counsel shall
meet tomorrow
at 11:00 AM in
Courtroom 24B.
Following a
finding in
open-court,
the conference
will proceed
in camera
(Signed by
Judge Vernon
S. Broderick
on 2/1/2023)."
Inner City
Press went.
Judge
Broderick read
a script about
the presumption
in criminal
cases of
openness to
the public and
press - then
said because
this discussion
implicated
defense
strategy about
ADX Florence
in Colorado, it
would be sealed,
in camera, in
the jury
room. Federal
Defenders
asked to bring
in an
additional
person, which
was allowed,
with some sort
of summary
expected on February
4. Watch this
site.
Inner
City Press
will stay on
the case.
Watch
this site
Saipov, courtesy to Inner City
Press by Elizabeth Williams
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