GA: Cheseboro requests a speedy trial.

[RandySF]

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Kyle Cheney

@kyledcheney
JUST IN: Ken CHESEBRO has filed a demand for a speedy trial in Fulton County. Read it here:

[calguy]

1. Good for him

The rest of us want a speedy trial as well. The sooner these criminals are behind bars, the better!

[chicoescuela]

2. Just flip

[Solly Mack]

3. If he really wants to speed things up, he should plead guilty.

[irisblue]

4. I had to Google to remember which one this guy was. Got a booking photo yer?

"Kenneth Chesebro, the lawyer associated with Donald Trump’s campaign who thought up the legal theory behind the so-called fake electors scheme, appears to have been on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021,"
source--https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-co-defendant-chesebro-appears-capitol-jan-6-rcna100722

[MagickMuffin]

8. Plus he was at the Insurrection proudly parading around with Alex Jones

[NowISeetheLight]

29. Company

You’re known by the company you keep.

[getagrip_already]

5. He is about to find out that...

Speed in judicial terms is a relative concept, and when you have one particularly vexious litigant hell bent on slowing things down your demands won't get you very far.

In fact, demands in general are a good way to piss off a judge.

[former9thward]

13. No he won't find that out.

GA has a strict speedy trial law and when requested by the defendant there are no exceptions.

[Wednesdays]

17. Puts a bit of pressure on the DA

But also on all the other defendants, including TFG, right?

[former9thward]

19. Yes, there are a lot of moving parts.

But when you indict 19 people for the same conduct then you get what you get.

[GreenWave]

6. Cheeseburger should run for his life.

IQ 45 is hungry,

[lame54]

7. Tomorrow's good for me

[Lady Freedom Returns]

9. We need a score card, a program, something to keep track.

I'm not sure who this guy is.

So many defendants, so many charges.

[jmowreader]

10. No problem, Ken

DA Willis is ready to go right now. How does the Tuesday after Labor Day sound?

[former9thward]

14. She requested March, 2024.

Are you predicting she will not oppose his motion?

[jmowreader]

23. I think she should stick to her original trial date

But...y'know, if he REALLY wants to start breaking rocks right away, why not? March 2024 takes two things into account: they're going to try nineteen people at once, and those nineteen people should have time to prepare.

What we do NOT need is the 2026 date Trump wants.

[former9thward]

25. The 2026 motion is with the feds for the Jan 6th trial.

Unless I missed it I don't think Trump has made a motion yet in the GA case for a suggested trial date.

[Irish_Dem]

11. They are all so demanding.

Fani has to keep slapping them down like whack a mole.

[former9thward]

15. GA has a strict speedy trial law.

There are no exceptions when requested by the defendant. It is not a "demand" other than demanding state law be followed.

[Irish_Dem]

16. If it already the law why is he sending a letter to Fani?

[former9thward]

18. Because that is what the law required

His motion is filed with the judge, not Willis.

GA Code § 17-7-170 (2020)

[Irish_Dem]

21. I see, thanks!

[Recycle_Guru]

12. Don't worry. We'll get ry to get you to prison cell as soon as possible

[stumpysbear]

20. Interesting strategy

If he doesn’t get his trial as established by statute he’s automatically acquitted of the charges. Knowing the complexity of the case and his co-defendants wanting to stretch this out, he’s putting a lot of pressure on the State. If he gets his speedy trial it will also signal the prosecution strategy to the other defendants.

[Irish_Dem]

22. Yes very interesting.

He figures he has nothing to lose, he might as well gamble with a strategy the opposite of everyone else.

[brooklynite]

24. Guessing he wants to separate his case from the others...

…and avoid being associated with the other defendants.

[Raftergirl]

26. I'm sure Fani can handle this.

Also, when the other co-defendants witness him getting convicted on all charges, they may seek a plea deal to lesson their sentences.

[Kennah]

28. And a long sentence

Or a short sentence after a flip, then a life in obscurity as a stock clerk at a rural Walgreens.