Thank you @Orange Tabby. And thank you for the correction on who spoke for the defense on June 9th, it being Mr Logsdon not AT.I think you are correct jepop. But IANAL.
Going on recollection, this is what I took from Friday’s second hearing before Judge John Judge.
At one point JJJ gave an example of what irritated him about media coverage up to this point. 3J said something to the effect of, standing silent is a defendant’s right under Idaho law and a not guilty plea is automatically entered for him. So why is the media making a big deal about it?
Wendy Olson, lawyer for the media, replied that a less comprehensive gag—oops! Make that dissemination—order would have allowed any party to the current gag order to explain that to the media, which would actually reduce media speculation without jeopardizing any of the defendant’s rights.
Later, when Jay Logsdon, one of BK’s attorneys, had his own chance to reply, he told 3J that standing silent also preserved the defendant’s right to challenge aspects of the grand jury indictment, and the judge thanked him for the information. (3J didn’t know? I’m not sure; he might have been thanking him for reminding himself of something he did know but failed to mention. He’s an odd duck at times. I didn’t hear it myself but it was widely tweeted that 3J couldn’t pronounce sequestration and had to be helped with the word—he must have had food poisoning again!)
I am pretty sure, BTW, that Anne Taylor said almost nothing during this hearing other than words to the effect of, Mr Logsdon will be arguing for the defense today.
The foregoing is based exclusively on my memory of the hearing, and could therefore be incorrect.
Does anyone know if both or either of those proceedings from Friday are available in their entirety? I looked on Saturday and could not find them on YouTube.
And jepop, I remember your “standing silent” post from when you first made it and it made a lot of sense then as now. I’m glad you linked to it above for anyone who missed it the first time.
EBM corrected spelling of Logsdon