'Stunningly stupid': Legal expert flattens Trump lawyers over comparison to racist case
An innocent client would demand as early as feasible trials to be found, well, innocent. Mango Mussolini's chances of a not guilty verdict in ANY of his pending trials are slim and none, and we all know who left town.
Source: raw story
Gideon Rubin August 28, 2023, 10:06 PM ET
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Retired California Supreme Court Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, during an appearance on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins,” suggested that t he comparison may not serve the interests of their client.
Cordell was responding to a question from the host over Judge Tanya Chutkan’s decision to set a March 4, 2024, date for the start of Trump’s trial.
“It's absolutely fair," Cordell explained. "Judge Chutkan deliberated, heard everyone on both sides, and set a date that I think is a reasonable date. It may change, but for now, I think it's reasonable.
But I’ll tell you Kaitlan, the moment in that hearing that struck me, I only have two words to describe it as ‘stunningly stupid.' And that was when Trump's attorney compared their desire to delay the case to what happened in the case of Powell v Alabama, a 1931 case involving the Scottsboro boys who were convicted of raping two white women and the case went to the U.S. Supreme Court and their convictions were reversed."
In that case, the boys were forced to go to trial with little preparation. Trump demanded two years.
“What the Trump team did was say that, ‘well, what happened in that trial is what could happen here in this trial,’ which is absolutely absurd," she continued. "In the Scottsboro case the Scottsboro boys were indicted, and were on trial six days later, not even given the opportunity to choose their attorneys. In this case, there was an indictment, but …the trial date is seven months out. He has experienced lawyers, a whole team of investigators. And it was stunningly stupid because, one, the comparison is ridiculous, but second, if you want to alienate a judge in a case, this was exactly what to do."
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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/stunningly-stupid-le...cist-case/
Yesterday--I saw some of the transcript. The Trump lawyer whined and whined about the large volumn of evidence and said he needed more prep time. Judge Chuthan said basically--the law points are not that complicated [trump lawyer said they were several times}.
Anyway--she set the date for march.
An innocent client would demand as early as feasible trials to be found, well, innocent. Mango Mussolini's chances of a not guilty verdict in ANY of his pending trials are slim and none, and we all know who left town.
Source: raw story
Gideon Rubin August 28, 2023, 10:06 PM ET
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Retired California Supreme Court Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell, during an appearance on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins,” suggested that t he comparison may not serve the interests of their client.
Cordell was responding to a question from the host over Judge Tanya Chutkan’s decision to set a March 4, 2024, date for the start of Trump’s trial.
“It's absolutely fair," Cordell explained. "Judge Chutkan deliberated, heard everyone on both sides, and set a date that I think is a reasonable date. It may change, but for now, I think it's reasonable.
But I’ll tell you Kaitlan, the moment in that hearing that struck me, I only have two words to describe it as ‘stunningly stupid.' And that was when Trump's attorney compared their desire to delay the case to what happened in the case of Powell v Alabama, a 1931 case involving the Scottsboro boys who were convicted of raping two white women and the case went to the U.S. Supreme Court and their convictions were reversed."
In that case, the boys were forced to go to trial with little preparation. Trump demanded two years.
“What the Trump team did was say that, ‘well, what happened in that trial is what could happen here in this trial,’ which is absolutely absurd," she continued. "In the Scottsboro case the Scottsboro boys were indicted, and were on trial six days later, not even given the opportunity to choose their attorneys. In this case, there was an indictment, but …the trial date is seven months out. He has experienced lawyers, a whole team of investigators. And it was stunningly stupid because, one, the comparison is ridiculous, but second, if you want to alienate a judge in a case, this was exactly what to do."
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Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/stunningly-stupid-le...cist-case/
Yesterday--I saw some of the transcript. The Trump lawyer whined and whined about the large volumn of evidence and said he needed more prep time. Judge Chuthan said basically--the law points are not that complicated [trump lawyer said they were several times}.
Anyway--she set the date for march.
