As Defendant Accuses Prosecutor of Putting Target on Her Back Playwright Is Part Acquitted

As Defendant Accuses Prosecutor of Putting Target on Her Back Playwright Is Part Acquitted by Matthew & Russell Lee, Patreon Substack 100 CENTRE ST, July 6 – A female defendant balked Monday at a plea deal in which she would have to speak of a co-defendant (whom she called "co-defender"). When told that absent that allocution she would have to go to trial, she said loudly that the prosecutor was "putting a target on my back." She was led back into the holding cell.    The case was loudly announced by the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor more than two years ago. This defendant was named in the press release, as having her apartment used "to receive resupplies of thousands of glassines filled with heroin and fentanyl."    The plea offer was for three years on the drugs and two years on gun charges. But the demand was and is the co-defendant must be named. When the defendant said she was not being protected and so would not plead guilty, the prosecutor said, All offers are withdrawn.    For a defendant who identified as a natural citizen who opposed having a court case number - that is, a sovereign citizen - a trial approaches on August 6, on charges of attempted assault with intent to cause serious injury. His appointed lawyer did not show up. Will the lawyer show up for trial? In what role? Will the sovereign citizen, though produced to 100 Centre Street by force, decline to be present in the courtroom? Summer mysteries...    Moments before two stories up, defendant Seth Harris was acquitted of burglary third degree charges after a jury trial before Justice Laura A. Ward. On two misdemeanor counts of conviction, both petit larceny, Justice Ward immediately sentenced him to 364 days, a so-called City Year, most of which he has already served.   He said he has big plans when he gets out, from script writing to a construction job. Handcuffs were put on him again and, in the suit he wore for trial, he was led back into the holding cell. *** Your support means a lot. As little as $5 a month helps keep us going and grants you access to exclusive bonus material on our Patreon page. Click here to become a patron. Feedback: Editorial [at] innercitypress.com Mail: Box 130222, Chinatown Station, NY NY 10013 Other, earlier Inner City Press are listed here, and some are available in the ProQuest service, and now on Lexis-Nexis.  Copyright 2006-2026 Inner City Press, Inc. To request reprint or other permission, e-contact Editorial [at] innercitypress.com