by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, Nov 9 – Tyriek Skyfield was arrested and charged with being a felon in possession of ammo, after a shooting in The Bronx. He has demanded a Speedy Trial.
On November 9, 2023 he appeared before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Lewis J. Liman for a change of counsel. Inner City Press was there.
The first counsel said he would be unable to represent Skyfield in any trial in the 70 days of the Speedy Trial Act.
The day's CJA lawyer said the same. Judge Liman said his deputy will try to find a CJA lawyer who can, and set a January 16, 2024 trial date.
After first appearing to say that the AUSA requested "wiggle room" was no ground to exclude time, he nevertheless excluded time for a week, to find another lawyer.
To some, it might appear that fights under the Speedy Trial Act are contingent on being able to pay for counsel.
The complaint has photos depicting Skyfield at the shooting, then entering a Bronx strip club wearing what the AUSA said was a distinctive graphic T-shirt.
The case is US v. Skyfield, 23-cr-569 (Liman)
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