YES! I think they had to be ready in case the defense did the whole speedy trial request. Google tells me that in Colorado a speedy trial is within 6 months of a not guilty plea so if they did that and if the state wasn't ready, it would be rough. I think they made sure before they charged him that they would be ready for trial that very day. Now it's up to the defense and how they want to do it.
Thanks for that explanation.Colorado law provides that all defendants being held in jail subject to bail are entitled to a public defender, regardless of their financial means. This is premised on the notion that whether rich or poor, a jailed defendant cannot easily interview and secure counsel from behind bars.
Be reminded that following BM's initial arrest in 2021, he was represented by two public defenders (Daniel Zettler and Magdalena Rosa) until the public defender's office filed a Substitution of Counsel, requesting the Court allow and entry of appearance of Eytan & Nielsen, LLC, and the withdrawal of Zettler and Rosa, on May 17, 2021.
Not finding any Tweets/X from the hearing so need to do some follow-up whether the conflict was disclosed. Given BM essentially sued everybody in the State who touched his first prosecution attempt, I would not be surprised if the PD office also felt BM's heat. Nonetheless, conflict is not unusual, and why the State provides an alternative: The Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel (OADC).
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ETA: I think BM prefers to use his $$$ for pretrial bond release versus a private defense attorney retainer.
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It’s like that Seinfeld episode about the woman who looks completely different in different lighting. Barry does not deserve good lighting! Why can’t we have that at the DMV???
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BBMColorado law provides that all defendants being held in jail subject to bail are entitled to a public defender, regardless of their financial means. This is premised on the notion that whether rich or poor, a jailed defendant cannot easily interview and secure counsel from behind bars.
Be reminded that following BM's initial arrest in 2021, he was represented by two public defenders (Daniel Zettler and Magdalena Rosa) until the public defender's office filed a Substitution of Counsel, requesting the Court allow and entry of appearance of Eytan & Nielsen, LLC, and the withdrawal of Zettler and Rosa, on May 17, 2021.
Not finding any Tweets/X from the hearing so need to do some follow-up whether the conflict was disclosed. Given BM essentially sued everybody in the State who touched his first prosecution attempt, I would not be surprised if the PD office also felt BM's heat. Nonetheless, conflict is not unusual, and why the State provides an alternative: The Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel (OADC).
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ETA: I think BM prefers to use his $$$ for pretrial bond release versus a private defense attorney retainer.
But it wasn't scary BM who approached the house. SD walked down the driveway to the house at a normal pace, not hiding in bushes and looking around. She found BM's package and left. I can understand that the owners may have thought she took a package addressed to them, but after LE learned it was BM's there was no legitimate issue. There was no theft, and the trespass petty offense was a legally insufficient charge. Prosecutors asked the judge to dismiss it, telling the judge that after a closer review of case law, they didn’t think there was a reasonable likelihood of conviction. It was a bogus charge IMO.
As Barry would say
