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Poor people are being left without proper legal representation in this government crackdown – yet another violation of the Constitution.
If your lawyer is going to let you say this, then you’ve been denied proper counsel.
CNN:
A January 6 rioter and alleged White supremacist was convicted Friday on all five charges he faced after hitching his case to the claim that he didn’t know Congress met at the United States Capitol.
“I thought there were several buildings called ‘Capitol building,’” Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, an alleged Nazi sympathizer and Army reservist, told the jury Thursday, adding that he was “from New Jersey” and was “idiotic” and ignorant. “I did not realize that Congress met in the Capitol.”
Several jurors rolled their eyes during this explanation and Hale-Cusanelli later said he was knowledgeable regarding the workings of the Electoral College process and American politics generally, which he took classes on in college.
Judge Trevor McFadden said he found the claim “highly dubious” following the verdict, suggesting that he was open to an enhancement against Hale-Cusanelli for obstructing justice. Sentencing is scheduled for September 16.
Hale-Cusanelli – who yelled for the mob to “advance” during the riot before going inside the Capitol – was the fifth January 6 rioter to be convicted by a jury in Washington, DC, and faces up to 20 years behind bars for the felony of obstructing an official proceeding. The ultimate sentence, however, will likely be far lower.
Facing twenty years for trespassing without even being aware he was trespassing.
This is the Sixth Amendment:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
This man did not have assistance.
Anyone assisting him would tell him not to say that he didn’t know the Capitol building was where Congress meets.
The court literally showed private text messages and said this guy was a Nazi, despite the fact he’s Jewish.
During the trial, prosecutors played video of Hale-Cusanelli yelling a sexist slur at a female police officer during the riot and played audio and showed text messages from the defendant where he expressed anti-Semitic views, accusing Jewish people of controlling President Joe Biden, and said he wanted civil war.
Defense attorney Jonathan Crisp said that prosecutors were trying to convict Hale-Cusanelli for his “offensive” and “abusive” language.
“He couldn’t stop himself,” Crisp said. “He couldn’t shut up to save his live. And that is how he ended up here.”
Crisp also said that while Hale-Cusanelli “knew what he did was wrong,” he can’t be guilty of the felony charge of obstructing lawmakers because he didn’t even know they were in the building. Crisp said he has a “superficial knowledge about politics.”
But prosecutors said Hale-Cusanelli “knew exactly what he was doing that day,” adding that he aimed to stop the electoral college vote. “That was mission accomplished.”
“This defendant is not here today because of his [history of] ugly words,” prosecutor Karen Seifert told the jury, but rather because “he and the crowd… decided to take matters into their own hands.”
At the center of the controversy in Hale-Cusanelli’s case are allegations that he is a Nazi sympathizer.
In previous hearings and court filings, prosecutors referenced interviews held with more than 30 of his colleagues in the Navy who heard Hale-Cusanelli say things like “Hitler should have finished the job.” Prosecutors have also previously shown images of Hale-Cusanelli with a Hitler-esque mustache.
Hale-Cusanelli testified that his comments were “ironic” and that “I never really thought it was true.”
“I’m half Jewish and half Puerto Rican,” Hale-Cusanelli told the jury, adding that he didn’t actually believe in the anti-Semitic notions he espoused, and that they were instead a form of “self-deprecating humor” he used with his friends.
“I know it’s offensive. I know it bothers a lot of people. I know it’s repugnant. I know it’s disgusting,” he said.
Imagine interviewing 30 people in a trespassing case.
Imagine any political view being relevant to a trespassing case.
Imagine that this is the government that is going to bring freedom to the Russians and Chinese.
NOTE:
It’s possible Jonathan Crisp isn’t even a public defender. It’s not clear it’s the same guy, but there is a website for someone named this who is not a public defender. If this guy is Jewish, you’d expect his family would have some money to keep him out of prison.
But even if it’s not a public defender, the judge should have declared a mistrial over the defense claiming that the defendant didn’t know what the Capitol was.
