at least 2 LOL but I bet handlebars knows many Olympians and probably taught and wrote books about them too!
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I would hope that it gets lifted if he’s found not guilty. I guess if SS wanted to their own separate investigation into it they could, but if he’s not guilty they shouldn’t keep him banned on the grounds of his criminal charges.
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My gut feeling is…yes!
Whoa whoa - how can he amend the 3rd and 4th charge to include “with the intent to use against LK/RG” respectively?
Seems like a cheap shot.
And makes it more likely that, with the information given, that I as a jury member would find him not guilty of those two counts either. He illegally took the firearm, yes, but what for? No one really knows…
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So, I went to Google 2nd degree agg assault NJ. Second item coming up in Google atm. Lol
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But he pled not guilty by reason of insanity, which is different from not guilty.
I really feel like they’d have a better shot if the jury had that assault possibility in front of them.
Very curious about what MB and his lawyer have discussed about this. It just seems so completely risky.
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I believe - don’t quote me - its dependent on the nature of the crime.
Bilinkas must have amazing confidence in his closing argument and Simring’s findings.
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Aiee - what is Bilinkis’ record about getting people off? I’m so anxious now.
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Laugh.
It was more of an English language humor.
Secret =/= secrete.
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And see, I get it now that it’s been explained, but my excuse is now that after living in French Montreal for 10yrs, extra "e"s at the end of words is not picked up by my brain!
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Ahhh…Bilinkas wants Self Defense. Now I understand.
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Finally, a discussion about whether the beating of MB took place before or after the shooting.
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Maybe he does and is playing hard to get to see if they come up with something less?
What do I know, though?
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Could be up to 10 years in prison 
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On the federal jury I was on the 12 main jurors were set with 6 alternates. One juror was dismissed early due to trouble hearing the testimony so alternate 1 took his place. All 17 jurors had to be there for all the testimony and at the end the 12 main jurors went into deliberations and the 5 remaining alternates went to a separate room where they stayed until we came to a decision. The 5 alternates were not supposed to discuss the case during that time.
I have a bad feelling this is not a great strategy.
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That’s what I thought.
I tried looking up the potential lesser included a few days ago… just my best guesses… and it seemed like potential sentences aligned with the plea deal prosecution already offered. Which involved 10 years.
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Judge doesn’t think there is sufficient evidence for self defense claim. He says MB armed himself with a weapon he obtained 4 or 5 days before. Then the CCPP worker came and she testified he came into the room on 3 occasions, and Bilinkas did not refute her testimony.
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