Norse Trial Postponed to September; Pitchess Hearing 9 AM June 11 Dept 1

For those looking up the file or looking for the case on the calendar, it's under my family name "Robert Norris Kahn". (Robert Norse is my pen name and street name.)

Previously scheduled for Monday May 22nd, apparent police, D.A., or judicial misconduct has forced the prosecution to grant us an extraordinary continuance (usually misdemeanor cases have to be concluded within 120 days of arraignment).

It seems the SCPD, the D.A., or the examining Judge have been concealing complaints against Lt. Clark, which the defense is entitled to know about (at least, who's complaining and how that person can be contacted).

The complainant, a former D.A. investigator, is currently in Europe, and won't be back til mid-summer.

Apparently SCPD Police chief Skerry himself has sustained at least one complaint against Clark for misuse of information. A second complaint against him for lying is also at issue (though apparently not sustained). Whether sustained or not, we're entitled to have access to the names and phone numbers of who filed the complaints, so we can use them as witnesses to impeach Clark.

That hearing will be taking place June 11th at 9 AM in Dept. 1, for those interested.

Kate Wells, one of the two attorneys who've volunteered pro bono to help with this case, spoke on Free Radio Santa Cruz about the case on Sunday May 21 on my Bathrobespierre's Broadsides show, archived at
http://www.huffsantacruz.org under that date.

Thanks, to Kate, David Beauvais, and Becky Johnson for all their work on this case so far. I'll be needing more help so, stay tuned.

More info at http://indybay.org/news/2006/04/1816033.php