FL - FSU Law Professor Dan Markel Murdered by Hitmen *4 Guilty* #24

[IQuestion]

Dear Mods, I need more emojis...specifically "I am confused" and "I agree with part of what you are saying" emojis.
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[nodamselindistress]

Not to be a naysayer since the delay could possibly be only a few months as you say, BUT what if DA ends up with an entire new crew to represent her? That could easily make it a year or more before a trial starts. This thing has dragged on too long. Way past time for the state to put things in motion for WA and HA and give the Markels some belated justice. They have waited long enough. The state needs to finish this thing or get someone in charge that will. JMO

totally agree - I am hoping it is not a lengthy delay and counting on DA wanting to get out of there ASAP so she will stick with Morris

 

[Going Rogue]

Dear Mods, I need more emojis...specifically "I am confused" and "I agree with part of what you are saying" emojis.
PS. Thank you for keeping the discussion fit for consumption.

 

[cottonweaver]

Short and sweet from Jared Ross at Justice For Dan and again a consensus is building among the attorneys who follow the case. ( STS will doubtless interview some more attorneys in the next few days. Be interested to hear Dave Aronberg & Mutz's take too)

 

[MTW2011]

Yes. It did from the start seem like a ploy, but the state can’t do anything about it. This is an unusual case int his regard. I am sure Charlies appellate attorney came up with the idea and filled him in. Charlie knew he was coming to FLorida for this circus. Everyone said how happy he looked. In the long run, he will find ways to appeal through other missteps of Rashbaum. And the next lawyer for Donna will do a better job. I just hope she doesnt hire Tim Jansen. Lol.

I know we are past this point of DR withdrawing now, but in rewatching the hearing yesterday GC said not only did she review some appellate cases where the State WAS seeking removal of the conflicted defense attorney, that she was putting on the record that they did NOT want that to happen. I thought that distinction was very interesting, as they wanted to proceed ahead with DR on the case. “…the State is in agreement with proceeding as outlined by defense counsel. In the limited research I was able to do it seems like a lot of the times when it goes the other way and the court in its discretion decides to boot the counsel of record or conflict, the State is seeking that. So just want to put on the record that we are not seeking for your honor to do that in this situation”

Judge: to dismiss Mr Rashbaum?
GC: Correct

Carl Steinbeck seems to be one of the voices I’ve listened to reflect on this and he puts some blame on the Judge and the State for not addressing this sooner/when it did come up they did not object to this. I know it doesn’t seem to matter now though as DR has removed himself from the picture. Maybe GC was playing “fair” as some others here have said but if that’s the case she still seemed willing to plow ahead with an issue she herself said she knew the higher Courts have found issues with in the past….which seems like it would be a pretty slippery slope to go down. I’m not sure why they’d be willing to risk something like that but JMOO.

 

[Sustained]

Beyond the scope of Rashbaum stepping away, is any party responsible for reimbursing those who had airline/hotel reservations for the trial or is it just tough luck for those parties ?

Also, the costs of prisoner transport for CA/KM/LR ?

 

[BUF]

Beyond the scope of Rashbaum stepping away, is any party responsible for reimbursing those who had airline/hotel reservations for the trial or is it just tough luck for those parties ?

Also, the costs of prisoner transport for CA/KM/LR ?

After Dan Rashbaum and Alex Morris both individually finished behind-closed door reviews with the judge, Stephen Everett returned to the courtroom and said the jurors would be released and the trial will be postponed.

He blamed the defense for the derailed trial saying "this continuance will be charged to the defense." He said that prosecutors could charge the defense for the transportation of Charlie Adelson, Katherine Magbanua and Luis Rivera.

"I’m not happy," Everett said. "But we’re trying to get this right."

RECAP: Jury selection hits major snag in trial of Donna Adelson; attorney withdraws

The Tallahassee Democrat will livestream each day of the trial of Donna Adelson from the county courthouse in Florida's capital city.

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