First, however, Clark County District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt will hear a final request on Monday to dismiss the case against Telles and call off the trial.
In a court filing, Telles maintains he was illegally detained by police before his arrest; officer body-worn camera video of the traffic stop during which he was taken into custody was improperly deleted; and hospital blood tests taken following his arrest and treatment for what he has called self-inflicted slash wounds to his wrists weren’t included as evidence in his case.
Leavitt has rejected other requests to dismiss the case while Telles hired and fired attorneys and served as his own defense lawyer. Telles twice tried to have Leavitt removed from his case, arguing she was biased against him.
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Telles also wants Leavitt to issue a ruling blocking testimony at trial about a hostile workplace and a discrimination lawsuit that four women who work in the office he headed have pending in federal court against Telles and Clark County.
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