Adam Kokesh's lawyer withdraws, will be "represented" by public pretender

[Acala]

Not at all obvious. Seems he was either Fired,,or quit and the reason is not forthcoming
Perhaps he was threatened,,and so it CANNOT BE DISCLOSED.

It is Obfuscated. That is Obvious.

If it has anything to do with the defense strategy it would pretty much ALWAYS be a matter of attorney-client privilege and be kept confidential by everyone involved.

 

[kcchiefs6465]

Do you have a link that explains the charges? I can't find one . . .

http://www.scribd.com/doc/156224919/Adam-Kokesh-court-documents

 

[kcchiefs6465]

He is charged with the felony of openly carrying a shotgun and two misdemeanors of unregistered ammunition and an unregistered firearm. He is also facing separate charges of possession of a Schedule I or Schedule II drug while also in possession of a firearm in Virginia.

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[Lucille]

Related:

D.C. Prosecutors Worried a Truthful Ad About Jury Nullification in Metro Could Hurt Them
http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/30/dc-prosecutors-worried-a-truthful-ad-abo

The truth can indeed set you free, especially when it comes to the jury's right and responsibility to judge the law as well as the facts and make any decision it wants.

And when an ad promoting the cause of the Fully Informed Jury Association appeared in the D.C. metro system, it is making local prosecutors nervous, says the Washington Post:

Prospective jurors who take the subway to D.C. Superior Court and exit near the National Building Museum see these words: “Good jurors nullify bad laws” and “You have the right to ‘hang’ the jury with your vote if you cannot agree with other jurors.”

Since the billboard went up this month, District prosecutors have been worried that the message could sway their cases. In the past week alone, they have asked judges in three *cases to ensure that jurors had neither seen nor been influenced by the billboard....
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The billboard also comes as Adam Kokesh, a Fairfax County-based gun rights activist, is preparing to go to trial after posting an Independence Day video on YouTube of himself apparently loading a shotgun in Freedom Plaza. He had been scheduled to go to trial Thursday, but the case was pushed back to at least Nov. 18.

Kokesh’s supporters have advocated for jury nullification in his case.

[Kathleen] Tynan [of the Fully Informed Jury Association, named on the ad] said the Metro billboard was not directly aimed at the Kokesh, who pleaded not guilty to carrying a pistol without a license, but she said that his case was the kind her organization targeted. “It’s a victimless trial,” Tynan said.

A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office said there has been no organized effort by prosecutors to address the billboard, but instead prosecutors have raised the issue on a case-by-case basis...

 

[Acala]

What drug charges?

He has no drug charges in D.C. He has no Federal Drug Charges,,He has Virginia State Possession Charges,, but has not been tried nor convicted on that.

This is over a YouTube of him with a shotgun in Freedom Plaza.

The NRA is weak kneed in any event, so they probably wouldn't do anything no matter what. They didn't even want to pursue Heller. But any group concerned with making good precedent vindicating particular rights is going to choose the most favorable party to carry the cause. There is a saying among lawyers "Bad facts make bad law". So public interest lawyers look for good facts so they can make good law. Outstanding charges on drug possession is a bad fact. Also remember that MANY of the folks supporting groups like GOA think illegal drugs are EEEEVil and anyone who uses illegal drugs should be in a cage.

 

[dannno]

Related:

D.C. Prosecutors Worried a Truthful Ad About Jury Nullification in Metro Could Hurt Them
http://reason.com/blog/2013/10/30/dc-prosecutors-worried-a-truthful-ad-abo

Hah, they need to put a little note at the bottom of the billboard "Remember to tell the Judge: You did NOT see this billboard!"

 

[Aratus]

i'm hoping he gets a good lawyer because this has become an obscene soap opera due to that big rip~off

 

[Lucille]

 

[69360]

I don't agree with what he's done and the situation he's got himself into. But I do hope he is able to get a good lawyer and a fair trial.

 

[kuckfeynes]

I wonder if Kokesh has ever read "Adventures in Legal Land" by Marc Stevens. I mean, he's an anarchist right? If you're going to take a hardline stand like that and not negotiate, why not go all in?

He's already shown his cards with that last statement. The prosecutor is probably licking his chops pouring through case law to annihilate the DC v. Heller argument. And we all know how well the Constitution has held up over the years. No lawyer out there, sympathetic or not, is going to take on what they consider a suicidal case.

And as a self-professed anarcho-capitalist, he shouldn't really believe in those arguments anyway because they presuppose the legitimacy of the court. He wants to stand on principle, but is already starting from a point of compromise. At least Stevens' strategy has shown some success in less serious situations.

 

[pcosmar]

Unregistered ammunition?

And why would a weapon be registered in D.C when a person did not reside in D.C. ?

And there is NO registration for Shotguns in Virginia.

 

[Danke]

I don't agree with what he's done and the situation he's got himself into. But I do hope he is able to get a good lawyer and a fair trial.

Thanks for sharing.