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10 T H E HONORABLE DAVID MITCHELL, JUDGE

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13 V I C K I WASH, ESQUIRE, A S S I S TA N T S TAT E ' S ATTORNEY,

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16 D O U G L A S COLBERT, ESQUIRE ON BEHALF O F T H E DEFENDANT

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1 T H E COURT: S TAT E OF MARYLAND VERSUS ADNAN SYED. T H I S

2 I S A P E T I T I O N FOR R E L I E F UNDER THE - - A WRIT O F HABEAS CORPUS

3 O N THE QUESTION OF B A I L .

WOULD COUNSEL ANNOUNCE THEIR APPEARANCES FOR T H E

5 R E C O R D , PLEASE?

6 M R . COLBERT: DOUGLAS COLBERT, 2 5 0 8 PRESBURRY,

7 B A L T I M O R E .

8 T H E COURT: Y E S , S I R ?

MR. FLOHR: C I S FLOHR FOR MR. S Y E D . G O O D

10 A F T E R N O O N .

11 I H E COURT: GOOD AFTERNOON.

12 M S . WASH: V I C K I WASH AND MARK COHEN ON BEHALF T H E

13 S T A T E .

14 T H E COURT: M R . E L A M , HEAR FROM YOU, S I R .

15 M R . BLACK: I WOULD L I K E FOR THE S TAT E ' S ATTORNEY TO

16 G O F I R S T.

17 T H E COURT: COUNSEL?

18 M S . WASH: M R . BLACK REFERRED TO ME FOR THE FA C T S .

19 Y O U R HONOR, X l i t i GRAND JURY AND THE BALTIMORE C I T Y

20 P O L I C E DEPARTMENT, T H E HOMICIDE D I V I S I O N , A R E S T I L L A C T I V E LY

21 I N V E S T I G A T I N G T H I S CASE, B U T I H E INVESTIGATION THUS FA R

22 R E V E A L S I H E FOLLOWING: T H AT THE V I C T I M , HAMAN L E E ( S I C ) A N D

23 T H E DEFENDANT, ADNAN SYED, WERE STUDENTS AT WOODLAWN = A i

24 S C H O O L . BOTH WERE I N THE ACCELERATED PROGRAM. T H A T ' S A MAGNET

25 S C H O O L FOR THE MATH AND SCIENCES. B O T H OF T H E I N D I V I D U A L S

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2 T H E V I C T I M I S A S I A N AMERICAN. DEFENDANT I S A MEMBER

3 O F THE MUSLEM COMMUNITY, A N D BY THE RULES O F THE MUSLEM FA I T H ,

4 A N I N S E X U A L , I N T D I AT E RELATTONSHIP I S FORBIDDEN-

12.h.e., DEFENDANT AND THE V I C T I M , HAMAN L E E , H A D A

SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP. T H E Y HAD HAD T H I S RELATIONSHIP FOR SOME

TIME I N THE FA L L OF 1 9 9 8 , THERE CAME A T I M E WHEN THAT

RELATIONSHIP ENDED. T H E V I C T I M HAD MOVED O N . S H E WAS I N

9 A N O T H E R RELATIONSHIP THAT WAS READILY T O EVERYONE I N

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15 A G A I N U N T I L HER BODY' WAS' RECOVERED I N 1ING01.1+-SARK ON FEBRUARY

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19 H A M A N ! LEE' SEVERAL, DAYS BEFORE JANUARY 13TH, 1 9 9 9 , . A N D T H AT HE

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THE COMMUNITY, A N D THAT SHE WAS VERY HAPPY I N HER NEW

RELATIONSHIP. T H AT WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEFORE SHE WAS

MURDERED ON JANUARY THE 13TH, 1 9 9 9 .

OUR INVESTIGATION WOULD REVEAL T H AT M S . HAMAN L E E TO

LEFT WOODLAWN H IGH SCHOOL O N JANUARY 1 3 , S H E WAS NOT SEEN

THE DEFMTDANT WAS UPSET ABOUT THE BREAKUP. WE H A v t

EVIDENCE T O PROVE T H AT. A N D THAT HE HAD PLANNED T H I S MURDER OF

INDICATED T H AT HE INTENDED TO K I L L RAMAN LEE BECAUSE SHE BROKE

HE GAINED ACCESS TO HER CAR. H E STRANGLED HER I N S I D E

OF HER CAR. H E . TOOK. HER BODY TQ LT O L N PARK WHERE HE DUG A

THOSE WOULD B E THE FACTS, YOUR HONOR, T H AT OUR

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1 I N V E S T I G A T I O N HAS REVEALED THUS FAR.

2 M R . B L A C K : F O R THE RECORD, LEONARD BLACK FROM

3 P R E T R I A L SERVICES.

4 M R . S Y E D I S A 1 7 YEARS OLD, H I G H SCHOOL SENIOR A T

5 W O O D L A W N SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. DEFENDANT RESIDES W I T H H I S

6 P A R E N T S AT 7 0 3 4 J O H N I E CAKE ROAD I N CATONSVILLE AND HAS

7 R E S I D E D A T T H AT ADDRESS FOR THE PAST ELEVEN YEARS. DEFENDANT

WAS ARRESTED ON FEBRUARY THE 28TH AND I N THE B A I L HEARING7 F '

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, B A I L WAS S E T A T NOBEFORE JUDGE

10 B A I L .

11 M Y INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT DEFENDANT HAS NO

12 P R I O R ARRESTS I N E ITHER THE ADULT OR THE J U V E N I L E SYSTEM, B U T

13 D U E T O THE R I S K OF FL IGHT AND ALSO THE SERIOUSNESS O F THE

l A C H A R G E S , M Y RECOMMENDATION I S THE B A I L SHOULD B E REMAIN NO

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16 T H E COURT: Y O U SAID R I S K OF F L I G H T. D E F I N E T H AT FOR

17 M E , P L E A S E .

18 M R _ B L A C K : DEFENDANT I S I N THE POSSESSION OF A

19 P A S S P O R T .

20 T H E COURT: S O ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.

21 M R . B L A C K : I UNDERSTAND T H AT.

22 T H E COURT: WHAT I S THE R I S K OF F L I G H T I N SPECIF ICS?

23 O R I S T H I S A GENERAL CONCERN?

24 M R . B L A C K : I T I S A GENERAL CONCERN I N T H AT THE

25 P A R E N T S ARE OF ANOTHER NATIONALITY. A R E FROM ANOTHER

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1 C O U N T R Y . A N D THE DEFENDANT I S I N POSSESSION OF A PASSPORT.

2 T H E COURT: I ' M SURE COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENDANT W I L L

ADDRESS THESE QUESTIONS, B U T I S THE FA M I LY NATURALIZED A S

AMERICAN C I T I Z E N S ?

5 M R . B L A C K : A S FA R AS I HAVE DETERMINED, T H E Y A R E .

6 M S . WASH: YOUR HONOR, I ' M PREPARED T O ADDRESS T H AT

7 I N REBUTTAL, T H AT ISSUE.

8 T H E COURT: S I R ?

9 M R . COLBERT: YOUR HONOR, S T A T E S ATTORNEY'S P O S I T I O N

10 H A S ALWAYS BEEN CLEAR. T H E Y ' V E ALWAYS S A I D THERE WAS NO B A I L

11 I N F I R S T DEGREE MURDER CASES. T H AT ' S BEEN T H E I R P O L I C Y, T H E Y

12 T E L L ME. A N D S O 1 7 YEAR OLD ADNAN SYED GETS TREATED THE SAME

13 A S SOMEONE WHO I S ALLEGED TO BE A DRUG K I N G P I N , A S E R I A L

14 R A P I S T OR SOMEONE WHO I S ACCUSED OF CAPITOL MURDER.

15 A N D A S I BEL IEVE YOUR HONOR W I L L SOON AGREE, A D N A N

16 S Y E D I S S O V E RY, VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE T Y P I C A L PERSON WHO

17 A P P E A R S I N T H I S COURT ON T H I S PARTICULAR CHARGE. I N FACT,

18 J U D G E , H E I S A S UNLIKELY TO BE A N ACCUSED I N T H I S K I N D O F A

19 C A S E A S ANYONE HERE I N T H I S COURTROOM.

20 T H E COURT: I ' M NOT HERE TO DECIDE WHETHER H E ' S

21 G U I L T Y OR WHETHER THE STATE HAS A PROBABLE CAUSE QUESTION, I ' M

22 H E R E TO DECIDE WHETHER HE I S - - WHETHER H E I S A R I S K OF

23 F L I G H T , WHETHER HE W I L L RESPOND TO THE DEMANDS O F THE COURT.

24 T H A T ' S WHAT T H E ISSUE I S . I ' M NOT HERE TO T RY WHETHER H E D I D

25 O R D I D NOT COMMIT T H I S CRIME. T H AT ' S A MATTER T H AT W I L L B E

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1 D E C I D E D B Y THE COURT I N A N APPROPRIATE SETTING A T THE PROPER

2 T I M E , A S YOU WELL KNOW.

3 M R . COLBERT: JUDGE, A L L I WAS S AY I N G , M R . S Y E D I S

4 N O T T H E T Y P I C A L DEFENDANT WHO I S ACCUSED O F A CRIME, T H A T ' S

5 A L L T H AT ' S A L L I S A I D AND A L L I ' M TRYING T O I N D I C AT E I S WHY HE

6 I S NOT THE T Y P I C A L PERSON ACCUSED O F A CRIME.

7 F O R ONE THING, JUDGE, R E HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN

8 A R R E S T E D FOR ANY CRIME. NEVER BEFORE. H E HAS ABSOLUTELY NOT A

9 S I N G L E BLEMISH ON MIS RECORD. H E HAS NEVER, I N FA C T, B E E N I N A

10 C R I M I N A L COURTROOM. H E NEVER SPENT A D AY I N J A I L I N H I S L I F E

11 U N T I L T H E L A S T 3 1 DAYS H E HAS BEEN OVER AT T H E BALTIMORE C I T Y

12 J A I L . H E HAS NEVER BEEN ON PROBATION OR PAROLE, NEVER

13 E X P E R I E N C E D A COURT APPEARANCE. I N THAT SENSE, JUDGE, H E I S

14 Q U I T E DIFFERENT FROM THE AVERAGE PERSON APPEARING BEFORE T H I S

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THE COURT: GRANTED.

MR. COLBERT: A L L RIGHT. THEN, J U D G E , WHAT E L S E MAKES

HIM DIFFERENT?

JUDGE, H E COMES FROM A FA M I LY THAT I S A N I N C R E D I B LY

STRONG FA M I LY. I T I S A CLOSE-KNIT FA M I LY. H I S FATHER HAS BEEN

520 YEARS. H I S MOTHER, CUAMTNE ( S I C ) - - BOTH PARENTS, B Y T H E

WAY, J U D G E , A R E I N THE F I R S T ROW HERE WHERE I ' M P O I N T I N G - -

HIS MOTHER HAS RAISED HER FA M I LY, WHICH INCLUDES ADNAN AND H I S

OLDER BROTHER, WHO I S A STUDENT AT TOWSON STATE AND H I S 9 YEAR

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1 O L D BROTHER U S I F ( S I C ) . I T I S A CLOSE-KNIT FA M I LY, A FA M I LY

2 T H A T BELIEVES VERY STRONGLY I N ADNAN'S INNOCENCE AND BELIEVES

3 V E R Y STRONGLY HE I S A N EXCELLENT R I S K TO RETURN TO COURT WHEN

4 R E Q U I R E D .

5 I N SUPPORT OF THAT B E L I E F, J U D G E , T H E SYED FA M I LY I S

6 P R E P A R E D T O P U T UP r I R HOME, WHICH I S WHERE A L L O F T H E I R

7 L I F E SAVINGS HAVE BEEN INVESTED. I T ' S A FA M I LY HOME T H AT I

8 S U G G E S T , J u D G E , SAYS A GREAT DEAL ABOUT T H E FA M I LY ' S FA I T H : A N D

9 T R U S T I N ADNAN BECAUSE I T I S NOT SOMETHING THAT A N Y FA M I LY

10 W O U L D DO L I G H T LY I F THEY THOUGHT T H AT T H I S YOUNG MAN WAS

11 S O M E B O D Y WHO WAS L I K E LY TO GET INTO TROUBLE, WAS L I K E LY T O

12 F t 7 R , WAS L I K E LY TO ENGAGE I N IMPROPER CONDUCT.

13 A D N A N HAS BEEN A. RESPECTFUL SON. H E HAS BEEN A GOOD

14 S O N . H E HAS BEEN A GOOD BROTHER TO BOTH H I S YOUNGER AND OLDER

15 B R O T H E R S . A N D SO WHEN THE FAMILY DECIDED THEY ARE GOING T O PUT

16 U P T H E I R HOME TO SECURE H I S RELEASE FROM CUSTODY, E S P E C I A L LY

17 W H E N THEY ARE R A I S I N G A NINE YEAR OLD B O Y, I T SAYS A. GREAT

18 D E A L ABOUT T H E I R FA I T H I N ADNAN'S A B I L I T Y TO ALWAYS RESPECT

19 T H E COURT'S PROCESS.

20 T H E COURT: J U S T SO YOU KNOW, M R . COLBERT, I

21 U N D E R S T A N D THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ANYONE P b a l . I N G UP T H E I R HOME A S

22 B A I L F O R A N I N D I V I D U A L . T H E GUARANTEE O F T H AT PERSON'S

23 A P P E A R A N C E I N COURT AND TO RESPOND TO T H E DEMANDS O F THE

24 A i l T H O R I T I E S . T H AT ' S NOT A PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU 'RE

25 S A Y I N G . I UNDERSTAND THE QUOTE " UNIQUENESS O F THE

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2 I ALSO UNDERSTAND. NOT EVERY PERSON CHARGED W I T H

3 M U R D E R , E V E N I N THE F I R S T DEGREE, REMAINS INCARCERATED UNDER A

4 N O B A I L CIRCUMSTANCE. J U S T YESTERDAY A T THE REQUEST OF T H E

5 P R O S E C U T I N G ATTORNEY, R E L E A S E D AN I N D I V I D U A L CHARGED W I T H

6 F I R S T DEGREE MURDER ON THEIR OWN RECOGNIZANCE. S O SOME S TAY

7 I N , SOME GO O U T. I UNDERSTAND THAT.

a I D O N ' T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH T H AT. I HAVE A PROBLEM

WITH THE QUESTION OF WILL BE ATTEND T H I S T R I A L . I WANT Y O U TO

10 D I S C U S S T H AT. I D O N ' T HAVE A PROBLEM THAT H E I S J U S T AS GOOD A

11 S O N A S SHE WAS A DAUGHTER.

12 m a . COLBERT: JUDGE, T H E REASON I MENTIONED THE HOME

13 I S T H AT I T H I N K I T REDUCES ANY CONCERN ABOUT F L I G H T WHEN T H E

14 F A M I L Y I S P U T T I N G UP I T S HOME. BUT I WOULD GO BEYOND T H AT,

1S J U D G E . I W I L L ALSO SAY THAT THERE I S A COMMUNITY HERE I N COURT

16 T O D A Y THAT I S A VERY STRONG COMMUNITY. T H A T ' S I N THE OLD

17 F A S H I O N E D SENSE O F THE WORD, COMMUNITY, J U D G E . T H E Y HAVE

18 W A T C H E D ADNAN GROW FROM A CHILD. MANY O F THE PEOPLE HERE ARE

19 P E O P L E WHO YOU WOULD ALMCSTSAY THEY ARE A N EXTENDED FA M I LY.

20 T H E Y CARE F O R EACH OTHER'S CHILDREN. I T I S SORT O F THE OLD

21 F A S H I O N E D SENSE O F COMMUNITY. S O THE PEOPLE HERE I N T H I S

22 C O U R T R O O M REPRESENT THE DOCTORS AND THE TEACHERS AND THE

23 L A W Y E R S AND T H E ACCOUNTANTS AND THE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS.A N D

24 T H E TEACHERS, A S WELL AS THREE RELIGIOUS LEADERS, EMSNS ( S I C ) ,

25 W H O ARE FROM DIFFERENT MOSQUES HERE I N BALTIMORE. S O THE

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1 C O M M U N I T Y I S HERE TO S AY, F I R S T OF A L L , T H AT THEY COMMIT

2 T H E M S E L V E S T O PROMISE TO YOU THAT THEY W I L L NOT ONLY SUPERVISE

3 A D N A N SHOULD H E B E RELEASED, SHOULD B A I L B E S E T, B U T AT T H E

SAME T I M E , r i l k . :Y W I L L ALSO ACCOMPANY H I M TO COURT A S WELL

5 B E Y O N D T H AT, JUDGE, T H E COMMUNITY I S PREPARED T O DO

G S O M E T H I N G ELSE. A N D THAT I S THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WHO ARE

PREPARED TO PLACE A S COLLATERAL B A I L PROPERTY. TWO O F THE

8 T H R E E PEOPLE, Y O U R HONOR, A R E PREPARED TO PLACE T H E I R HOMES A S

9 S E C U R I T Y . O N E O F THEM, JUDGE, I S THE I N D I V I D U A L I GAVE YOU A

10 P A C K A G E OF LRTTERS YESTERDAY AND A DOCTOR RENLAP ( S I C )

11 I N D I C A T E S T H AT " I HAVE SO MUCH CONFIDENCE I N ADNAN, T H AT I

12 W I L L B E W I L L I N G TO PLACE MY OWN HOUSE A S COLLATERAL FOR H I S

13 B A I L , I TRUST H I M SO MUCH, AND I S M WILL ING TO TURN MYSELF I N

14 I F ADNAN W I L L NOT SHOW UP AT AT H I S HEARING I F H E I S GRANTED

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16 T H E R E I S ALSO THE FAMILY, HUSBAND AND W I F E , A L I AND

17 P H A R E E H A ( S I C ) O F MANIGWALLA ( S I C ) . i l t h , Y ARE ALSO PREPARED TO

18 P U T UP T H E I R HOMES. BOTH FAMILIES ARE WIFE , HUSBAND AND

19 C H I L D R E N . S O WHEN THEY ARE PUTTING UP T H E I R HOMES, T H E

20 C O M M U N I T Y I S NOT JUST SAYING THEY ARE GOING TO SUPERVISE H I M ,

21 T H A T T H I S YOUNG MAN, WHOM THEY'VE SEEN GROW, WHO I S A N

22 I M P O R T A N T MEMBER OF T H E I R COMMUNITY, WHO T H E Y ' V E SEEN DEVOTE

23 A L L O F H I S A C T I V I T I E S T O / l i t YOUTH, T O THE ELDERLY, B U T A T THE

24 S A M E T I M E I N A VERY CONCRETE WAY, i i t h R E ARE PEOPLE HERE WHO

25 A R E PREPARED T O P U T UP TWO ADDITIONAL HOMES.

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1 B E Y O N D THAT', THERE IS. A GENTLEMAN NAMED M . THOMAS

2 W H O I S ALSO PRESENT HERE WHO WORKS FOR THE BOARD O F EDUCATION.

3 H E HAS FOUR S U A R AT E PROPERTIES THAT HE I S PREPARED TO P U T UP

4 I F I T BECOMES NECESSARY To PROVIDE L t i b COLLATERAL T H AT WOULD

5 M A K E T H I S COURT COMFORTABLE WITH SETTING A B A I L FOR MR. S Y E D ,

6 B E Y O N D T H AT, JUDGE, WHEN WE ADDRESS T H E I S S U E O F - -

7 T H A T YOU HAVE RAISED. CONCERNING FLIGHT WHICH PRETRIAL

8 M E N T I O N E D , YOUR HONOR I S CORRECT THAT MR. SYED I S A C I T I Z E N OF

9 i l a h UNITED STATES AS. I S EVERYONE HERE I N T H I S COURTROOM.

10 T H E O v h h a PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE, THOUGH, J U D G E , I HAVE

11 B E E N A B L E T O A S K FOR A B A I L BONDSMAN, A B A I L BONDS WOMAN, WHO

12 I S PRESENT I N COURT AND SHE I S HERE I N THE COURTROOM AND HER& J A M °

13 N A M E I S R I T A _C,AITTER15„ A N D SHE, TOO, I S PREPARED, I F YOUR HONOR

14 W A N T S T H AT TO B E A CONDITION OF THE B A I L , S H E , TO O I S PREPARED

15 T O SUPERVISE.

16 I HAVE ALSO BEEN I N CONTACT WITH CHARLENE DUNN, A N D

17 I F HOME DETENTION I S A CONDITION THAT ALLOWS YOUR HONOR T O SET

18 A REASONABLE B A I L , M S . DUNN, TOO, I S PREPARED T O SUPERVISE.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 9 I N A D D I T I O N TO THAT, JUDGE, ADMAN I S - PREPARED T O20 S U R R E N D E R H I S PASSPORT. T O MAKE SURE THAT HE CAN NEVER GET A

21 N E W PASSPORT, WE WOULD ABSOLUTELY PUT A BLOCK ON THE WHOLE

22 P A S S P O R T S I I LJAT ION.

23 H E I S ALSO PREPARED, JUDGE, I F T H I S WAS SOMETHING

24 T H A T WOULD S AT I S F Y THE CONDITIONS OF RELEASE, T O S I G N A WAIVER

25 O F I T I O N . ONE O F THE F IRST CONVERSATIONS I HAD W I T H THE

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1 A S S I S T A N T STATE ' S ATTORNEYS HAD TO DO WITH T H E I R INSISTENCE

2 T H A T THEY WERE GOING TO PURSUE A NO B A I L RECOMMENDATION AND I

3 A S K E D WHY AND A T THAT POINT I WAS TOLD, W E L L , YOUR C L I E N T ' S

4 F R O M PAKISTAN. I S A I D NO, M Y CLIENT WAS BORN I N BALTIMORE, H E

5 H A S L I V E D H I S WHOLE L I F E I N BALTIMORE AND I S A UNITED STATES

6 C I T I Z E N . WELL, T H E ASSISTANT STATE'S ATTORNEY S A I D , H E MUST

7 H A V E RELATIVES I N RAKISTAN. I SAID I D O N ' T KNOW WHETHER H E

8 D O E S O R DOESN'T, B U T I T WOULDN'T BE UNUSUAL. M O S T PEOPLE HAVE

9 R E L A T I V E S OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

10 S O THE ANSWER I GOT BACK WAS H E ' S FROM PAKISTAN.

11 I T WOULD SEEM, JUDGE, T H AT THE REASON WE HAVE A

12 s m a a G SUPPORT HERE B Y THE COMMUNITY - - WE HAVE OVER 6 HUNDRED

13 L E T T E R S O R PET IT IONS THAT WERE SIGNED B Y PEOPLE WHO ARE

IA P R E P A R E D TO S AY THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT MR. S Y E D I S A N

i s E X I M L L E N T R I S K TO RETURN TO COURT. T H AT HE I S NO FL IGHT R I S K

16 W H A T S O E V E R , A N D FOR THOSE REASONS, JUDGE, I T WOULD SEEM THAT

17 T H A T SHOULD S AT I S F Y THE COURT'S CONCERNS.

18 I HAVEN'T EVEN DEVOTED MYSELF TO MR. S Y E D ' S RECORD

19 A S A STUDENT', T H E FACT THAT Hg I S GRADUATING OR WAS DUE TO

20 G R A D U A T E H I G H SCHOOL WITH HONORS, THAT' HE I S A NATIONAL HONOR

21 S O C I E T Y STUDENT, T H AT WHILE HE WAS INCARCERATED, H E RECEIVED

22 T W O LETTERS O F ACCEPTANCE FROM THE UNIVERSITY O F MARYLAND AT

23 C O T , T P G E PARK AND U. M. B C I S PREMED HONORS PROGRAM. S O RIGHT

24 N O W , H E ' S HOPING TO F I N I S H HIGH SCHOOL SO THAT H E W I L L BE ABLE

25 T O TAKE ADVANTAGE O F H I S HARD WORK WHICH ALLOWED H I M TO B E

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I A C C E P T E D I N T O A PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY PROGRAM.

2 I WOULD S AY, JUDGE, THAT THESE ARE T H E STRONGEST

3 S I G N S O F MR. S Y E D ' S S TA B I L I T Y, H I S R E L I A B I L I T Y, H I S

A D E P E N D A B I L I T Y . I N A L L OF MY 2 5 YEARS O F P R AT I C I N G I N

5 R E P R E S E N T I N G PEOPLE, JUDGE, I HAVE NEVER COME ACROSS A

6 S T R O N G E R SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR ANYONE. T H E LETTERS T H AT I

7 S U B M I T T E D T O YOUR HONOR YESTERDAY WERE J U S T A SAMPLING O F THE

8 K I N D O F WAYS I N WHICH PEOPLE KNOW H I M . T H E Y D O N ' T J U S T KNOW

9 H I M FROM A DISTANCE, T H E Y ' V E KNOWN H I M FOR MOST O F H I S L I F E

10 T I M E O R AT LEAST FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD.

11 J U D G E , I WANT TO ADD ONE MORE FACTOR HERE, I KNOW

12 W E ' R E L I M I T E D B Y THE T I M E .

13 T H E COURT: CERTAINLY ARE, A N D YOU'RE GETTING CLOSE

14 T O BEYOND I T .

15 M R . COLBERT: B U T WHAT I WANTED T O DO, J U D G E , I S I

16 W A N T E D T O I N D I C AT E , AMONG A L L THE LETTERS T H AT I WOULD HAVE

17 L I K E D T O HAVE READY, O R AT LEAST EXCERPTED FOR YOUR HONOR,

18 T H E R E A R E TWO LETTERS.

19 T H E COURT: G O AHEAD

20 M R . COLBERT: THERE ARE TWO TF,TTERS. I KNOW WE TALKED

21 A B O U T T H E PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE HERE, W E TALKED ABOUT THE

22 W O R K I N G PEOPLE, W E TALKED ABOUT THE RELIGIOUS LEADERS WHO ARE

23 H E R E , B U T WE HAVEN 'T S A I D MUCH ABOUT ADNAN'S CLASSMATES.

24 I MUST S AY, JUDGE - -

25 T H E COURT: R E A D A COUPLE O F THOSE LETTERS.

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1 M R . C O L B E RT: I KNOW THERE I S ONE YOUR HONOR D I D N ' T

2 R E A D AND I MUST S AY, JUDGE, THAT T H I S COMMUNITY AND ADNAN FEEL

3 E N O R M O U S G R I E F F O R THE FAMILY OF HAMAN L E E . T H E Y HAVE SUFFERED

4 A TRAGIC LOSS HERE. T H E Y ARE HERE. ADNAN'S COMMUNITY I S HERE

5 A N D H I S FA M I LY I S HERE BECAUSE THEY HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT

THEY'VE BEEN A S K I N G , WHICH I S WHERE I S T H I S YOUNG MAN GOING TO

7 B E BETWEEN NOW AND H I S TRIAL? A N D AT H I S T R I A L , O F COURSE,

THAT W I L L B E T H E OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THE STATE

I S NOT J U S T PRESENTING CONCLUSORY INFORMATION, B U T WHETHER

10 T H E Y HAVE A N Y EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER TO SUPPORT THESE

11 C O N C L U S I O N S .

12 T H E I R INVESTIGATION I S CONTINUING AND I T CONTINUES.

13 T H E R E HAS NOT BEEN ANY INDICTMENT Y E T. B U T WHAT I S HERE,

14 J U D G E , I S T H AT THERE AREI. TWO LETTERS FROM TWO CLASSMATES, BOTH

15 O F ADNAN AND A L S O O F HAMAN LEE. I N FACT, B O T H STUDENTS WERE

16 F R I E N D S , GOOD FRIENDS, O F HAMAN LEE AND ONE O F T H E LETTERS,

17 W H I C H I S NOT I N YOUR PACKAGE - - WELL, T H E ONE T H AT I S , JUDGE,

18 I S FROM C H R I S T I N A MACK, AND SHE TALKS ABOUT T H E FA C T OF HOW

19 S H E ' S A JUNIOR A T WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL: " HAMAN WAS A VERY

20 G O O D FRIEND O F M I N E . UNFORTUNATELY, TWO TRAGEDIES HAVE

21 O C C U R R E D A S A RESULT OF HER DEATH. PLEASE DO N O T ALLOW ADNAN

22 T O CONTINUE T O L I V E THROUGH THIS SECOND MISFORTUNE".

23 A N D S H E GOES ON TO TALK ABOUT WHY H E I S THE K I N D OF

24 I N D I V I D U A L WHO S H E HAS A GREAT DEAL OF FA I T H I N , A S HER

25 C L A S S M A T E S D O . T H A T HE I S ABSOLUTELY OF NO R I S K WHATSOEVER OF

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1 N O T APPEARING I N COURT WHEN BE I S REQUIRED TO DO S O . H E HAS A

2 V E R Y S O L I D , S TA B L E GROUP THAT ANYONE COULD EVER EXPECT, H E

3 C O U L D NOT COME I N WITH MORE INFORMATION.

4 T H E COURT: I NEED YOU TO WRAP U P, P L E A S E .

5. M R . COLBERT: O K AY, JUDGE.

6 I WOULD S AY THAT ' i l t h OTHER LETTER I S A LETTER T H AT

7 I S W R I r i h N AND I T SAYS AS FOLLOWS: " I A M WRIT ING T H I S L E Z M R

8 I N A HOPE T H AT I T MAY PURSUADE YOU TO GRANT ADNAN SYED B A I L .

.9 A L T H O U G H I W I L L NOT SPECULATE ON THE FACTS O F T H I S CASE, I

10 B E L I E V E T H AT THERE I S L I T T L E BENEFIT OF ADNAN REMAINING I N

11 P R I S O N . A STRONG FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN ADNAN AND MYSELF OVER THE

12 P A S T T E N YEARS HAVE REVEALED TO ME H I S LOYAL, HONEST AND

13 L A I D - B A C K NATURE. B E C A U S E I ALSO DEVELOPED A CLOSE FRIENDSHIP

14 W I T H HAMAN L E , m V I C T I M I N THIS CASE, I DESPERATELY WANT TO

15 S E E TUST ICE DONE I N PROSECUTING HER K I L L E R I N MY HEART,

16 H O W E V E R , I A M B Y NO MEANS CONVINCED THAT THE PERSON I KNOW AS

17 A D N A N SYED c a m p B E CAPABLE OF COMMITTING SUCH A N ATROCIOUS

18 C R I M E . PREVIOUS T O T H I S SITUATION, BOTH HAMAN AND ADNAN HAD

19 B R I G H T FUTURES AHEAD OF THEM. HAMAN W I L L o a v r a u s L Y NOT S E ABLE

20 T O F U L F I L L T H AT FUTURE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE, HOWEVER, T H A T

21 A D N A N SHOULD B E GRANTED THE PRIVILEDGE O F COMPLETING H I S F I N A L

22 Y E A R O F H I G H SCHOOL".

23 T H E COURT: T H AT ' S AN INTERESTING P O I N T. I R E A L LY

24 D O N ' T WANT YOU T O READ THE WHOLE LETTER. T H AT ' S A N INTERESTING

2$ Q U E S T I O N BECAUSE WHERE DO YOU m u m : H E ' S GOING T O F I N I S H H IGH

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1 S C H O O L ? D O YOU THINK WOODLAWN WILL ALLOW H I M T O RETURN T O

2 T H A T SCHOOL?

3 M R . COLBERT: N O , JUDGE, I SUSPECT T H AT HOME STUDIES

4 W I L L B E THE PLACE THAT HE WOULD F I N I S H H I S H I G H SCHOOL. H E HAS

5 O N L Y TWO COURSES T O GO.

THE COURT; DO YOU THINK THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

7 W I L L ALLOW H I M T O MATRICULATE THERE WITH THESE CHARGES

8 P E N D I N G ?

9 M R . COLBERT: I M I N K SINCE HE HAS F I N I S H E D H I S

10 A P P R C V E D H I G H SCHOOL PROGRAM, JUDGE - -

11 T H E COURT: I ' M NOT TALKING ABOUT T H AT. I ' M J U S T

12 R A I S I N G THE QUESTION WHETHER YOU THINK THE U N I V E R S I T Y OF

13 M A R Y L A N D , COLLEGE PARK, I S GOING TO PERMIT T H I S MAN T O

14 M A T R I C U L A T E W H I L E H E ' S PENDING A CHARGE O F F I R S T DEGREE

15 M U R D E R ?

16 M R . COLBERT: I CERTAINLY HOPE SO, JUDGE_ I B E L I E V E

17 I N THE PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND I WOULD HOPE T H AT T H E

18 U N I V E R S I T Y WOULD ALSO.

19 T H E 1 COURT: I EXPECT THAT AS WELL. I A M NOT R A I S I N G

20 T H A T A S A N I S S U E , I ' M RAISING THAT AS A CONCERN B Y OTHER

21 P A R E N T S AND STUDENTS AT THE INSTITUTION. T H E UNIVERSITY I S

22 C O N C E R N E D FOR THEM AS WELL.

23 M R . COLBERT: THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE, YOUR HONOR,

24 W H O B E L I E V E I N ADNAN SYED'S INNOCENCE. W E ' R E NOT GOING I N T O

25 T H A T A T H I S HEARING. I UNDERSTAND WE ARE NOT GOING I N T O THOSE

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ISSUES, B U T I WOULD S AY T H I S , JUDGE, A S MY F I N A L COMMENT, WHAT

2 W E ' R E ASKING FOR, YOUR HONOR, I S REALLY QUITE STRAIGHTFORWARD,

3 W E ' R E ASKING T H AT ADNAN SYED B E TREATED A S A N ACCUSED A N D A S

4 A N ACCUSED, T H E B A I L S TA r u m OF T H I S STATE REQUIRES T H AT H E B E

5 - - T H AT HE B E G I V E N S A I L UNLESS THERE ARE STRONG REASONS T O

6 B E L I E V E , COMPELLING REASONS TO BELIEVE, T H AT H E ' S E I T H E R A

7 F L I G H T R I S K OR A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY. I D O N ' T T H I N K T H AT

a A N Y O N E WOULD SUGGEST THAT HE I S A DANGER TO T H E COMMUNITY

9 B E C A U S E I h h COMMUNITY I S HERE SAYING THAT THEY A R E GOING T O B E

10 S U P P O R T I N G H I M I N EVERY WAY AND THERE I S NOTHING I N H I S

11 B A C K G R O U N D TO SUGGEST T H AT.

12 I WOULD ALSO S AY, JUDGE, T H AT BOTH T H E MARYLAND

13 C O N S T I T U T I O N AND T H E UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION P R O H I B I T T H E

14 S E T T I N G OF EXCESSIVE B A I L S . A NO B A I L S I T U AT I O N I S EXCESSIVE

15 A S ONE CAN E N V I S I O N .

16 S O , W E WOULD ASK YOUR HONOR TO SET A B A I L . A N D I

17 W O U L D F I N A L LY ADD, JUDGE, T H AT ALTHOUGH I WOULD H AV E L I K E D TO

18 H A V E n o N E _LJRTHER RESEARCH ON T H I S , I WAS A B L E T O F I N D SEVERAL

19 C A S E S YESTERDAY J U S T B Y LOOKING AT THE J A I L POPULATION. YOUR

20 H O N O R MENTIONED ONE CASE YESTERDAY OF SOMEBODY GETTING

21 R E L E A S E D ON RECOGNIZANCE. I FOUND F I V E CASES, J U D G E , WHERE

22 B A I L WAS S E T I N THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 1 0 0 THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR

23 F O U R OF T i e: PEOPLE AND THE F I F T H PERSON, T H E B A I L WAS 1 5 0

24 T H O U S A N D DOLLARS.

25 I C A N ' T B E L I E V E , JUDGE, T H AT THOSE I N D I V I D U A L S HAD

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1 S T R O N G E R BACKGROUND INFORMATION. MORE S TA B I L I T Y, MORE SUPPORT,

2 M O R E R E L I A B I L I T Y THAN ADNAN SYED HAS TODAY.

3 S O , WHAT I A S K YOUR HONOR TO DO I S T O VALUE WHAT WE

4 A L L VALUE, W H I C H I S OUR PERSONAL L IBERTY WHILE THESE CHARGES

5 A R E PENDING AND T O ALLOW l a b T R I A L PROCESS TO DECIDE THE

6 Q U E S T I O N OF INNOCENCE OR GUILT.

7 T H E COURT: THANK YOU.

8 M R . COLBERT: THANK YOU J U D G E .

9 T H E COURT: M S . WASH?

10 M S . WASH: YOUR HONOR, T H E DEFENDANT WAS DENIED B A I L

11 B Y JUDGE RARGROVE. T H E DEFENSE HAS ALLEGED NO A D D I T I O N A L

CIRCUMSTANCES T H AT WOULD REQUIRE B A I L .

13 Y O U R HONOR, T O ADDRESS THE F L I G H T I S S U E , F I R S T O F

14 A L L , L E T ME J U S T S AY THAT THE PRINCIPAL , D R . JAMES WILSON FROM

15 W O O D L A W N , S AY S T H AT RE DOES NOT WELCOME ADNAN SYED BACK T O

16 T H A T SCHOOL. A N D , I N FACT, I N THE T H I R D QUARTER, W H I C H I S WHEN

17 T H I S MURDER OCCURRED, H I S GRADES HAD STARTED T O F A I L . H I S

18 P A R E N T S WERE CALLED TWICE BECAUSE O F THAT-. I N TWO SEPARATE AND

19 D I S T I N C T CLASSES, H E HAD UNEXOUSED ABSENCES, AMONG OTHER

•20 T H I N G S .

21 B E T H AT A S I T MAY, YOUR HONOR, OUR I N V E S T I G AT I O N

22 R E V E A L S T H AT H E SHOWS ONE FACE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ANOTHER

23 F A C E T O C L A S S M A T E S . AND YOU'LL NOTICE I N THE COLLECTION OF

24 L E T T E R S , THERE ARE VERY FEW LETTERS FROM H I S CLASSMATES

25 B E C A U S E THEY KNOW THE REAL ADNAN SYED. T H E Y KNOW THE ADNAN

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1 S Y E D WHO SMOKES MARIJUANA AND HAD THE OTHER DIFFICULTIES HE

2 H A D BECAUSE OF THE BREAKUP IN ra RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HIM AND

3 H A M A N LEE.

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6 O F THE JUSTICE DEFDF;;ANT. H E IS A SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR THERE.

7 H E IS AN EXPERT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATESOF AMERICA AND PA K I S TA N . WHAT HE INDICATED T O M E I S THN17 WHILE

9 T H E R E IS A TREATY IN PLACE FOR THE RETURN' OF FLTGHT

ID I N D T V I D U A L S WHO FLEE TO PAKISTAN, THAT THE UNITED STATES OF

11 A M E R I C A HAS NEVER BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN A MURDER C A ' . THEY HAVE

12 B E E N ABLE To RETURN DRUG TRAFFICERS, THEY HAVE HAVE BEEN ,ABLE

13 T O RETURN TERRORISTS, BUT IN SITUATIONS wHEN PAKISTAN rnALEs

14 H A V E EigEK CHARGED WITH MURDER, THEY HAVE NEVEA BEEN

15 SUCCESSeula_ AND HE CITED THAT THERE IS A. PATTERN IN THE uNITED

16 S T A T E S OF AmERICA WHERE YOUNG PAKISTAN MALES HAVE BEEN JILTED,

17 H A V E COMMITTED -MURDER AND BANE FLED TO PAKISTAN AND WE HAVE

18 B E E N UNABLE TO EXTRADITE THEM SACK.19 H E GAVE ME A SPECIF IC INSTANCE T H AT ' S OCCURRING NOW

20 T H A T ' S PENDING IN CHICAGO WHERE THE FACTUAL PATTERN IS

21 F R I G H T E N I N G L Y S I M I L A R . A G A I N , I T I S A•YOUNG PAKISTAN MALE WHO

22 W A S JIL-14.) BY HIS GIRLFRIEND WHO FLED THE COUNTRY AND THET23 H A V E - H A D NO SUCCESS AND THEY INDICATED I T WOULD- B E A D I M

24 S I T U AT I O N , INDEED, IF- THE DEFENDANT DID FLEE TO PAKISTAN.

25 W E HAVE INFORMATION FROM OUR INVESTIGATION THAT THE

YOUR HONOR, I SPOKE WITH MR. LARRY MARSHALL. HE IS

FROM THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, WHICH 1$ A SEGMENT

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1 D E F E N D A N T HAS A N UNCLE I N PAKISTAN AND H E ' S I N D I C AT E D H E CAN

2 M A K E PEOPLE DISAPPEAR. WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE DANGEROUSNESS

3 T O OUR WITNESSES I N T H I S CASE. WE ARE CONCERNED. THAT T H E

DEFENDANT. WILL F L E E TO PAKISTAN.

5 M R , MARSHALL INDICATED THAT I T I S VERY EASY T O GO TO

NEW YORK C I T Y TO THE PAKISTAN EMBASSY AND REQUEST- A PASS PORT.

7 T H A T I T I S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. TO STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING

BECAUSE, I N ORDER TO GET PAPERWORK THERE TO STOP T H AT FROM

9 H A P P E N I N G , TO- GET THEM TO. PROCESS I T. , 7 11 W ARE. SO DISORGANIZED

10 A N D Ta E R g A R E , I N s TA i w E s E . THAT HAS' HAPPENED AND A L L YOU

11. N u l a DO I S GO TO THAT EMBASSY AND. INDICATE THAT' YOU H AV E LOST

12 Y O U R PASSPORT.

13 O N THAT NOTEi YOUR HONOR, I N OUR INVESTIGATION, T H E

14 D E T E C T I V E S FOUND TWO PHOTOGRAPHS BY VIRTUE O F A SEARCH A N D

15 S E I Z U R E I N THE DEFENDANT'S CAR, TWO, PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPHS I N A

IG M A N I L A ENVELOPE. T H E Y FOUND AS WELL I N THE SEARCH AND SE IZURE

17 O F H I S HOUSE A N ILLEGAL W H I C H INDICATES H E WAS 2 4 YEARS

18 O L D AND HE I S 1 7 YEARS OLD..

19 M R . MARSHALL ALSO INDICATED. THAT I T ' S VERY EASY. TO

20 C R O S S . THE BORDER OF CANADA, T H E R E I S A LARGE PA K I s r m -

21 C O M M U N I T Y I N SOME OF THE LARGE C I T I E S I N CANADA AND. I T I S EASY

22 T O GO TO THE- PAKISTAN EMBASSY I N CANADA, AND ALSO FLEE' T H E

23 c o l u r R y FROM THAT LOCATION,

24 T r * S - JUST AS EASY, B E I N D I C A M D TO ME, T O LEAVE FROM

25 M E X I C a AND GO TO PAKISTAN AND THAT I S S O BECAUSE O F T H E

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1 S I M I L A R NAMES THAT ARE USED I N THE PAKISTAN COMMUNITY. I T I S

2 V E R Y EASY TO M I X UP NAMES. S O THERE I S NO WAY, N O POSSIBLE

3 W A Y , A N D I ASKED H I M I R I S EVERY WAY I KNEW, T O CROSS-CHECK TO

4 S E E I F H E SURRENDERED ONE PASSPORT, WHETHER, I N FACT, D I D H E

HAVE ANOTHER PASSPORT. H E INDICATED TO ME T H AT I S IMPOSSIBLE.

6 H E CANNOT CROSS-CHECK THAT BECAUSE OF ! l i t . WAY THAT THE NAMES

7 A R E REVERSED.

8 Y O U R HONOR, T H E FACT THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS STRONG

SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, T H AT I S WHAT MAKES H I M UNIQUE I N

10 T H I S CASE. H E I S UNIQUE BECAUSE HE HAS L I M I T L E S S RESOURCES. H E

11 H A S 11-it, RESOURCES O F H I S ENTIRE COMMUNITY HERE. OUR

12 I N V E S T I G A T I O N REVEALS THAT HE CAN TAP RESOURCES FROM PAKISTAN

13 A S WELL.

14 I T ' S OUR POSITION, YOUR HONOR, T H AT I F YOU I S S U E A

15 B A I L , BECAUSE O F H I S UNLIMITED RESOURCES, T H E N YOU I S S U I N G

16 H I M A PASSPORT UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES T O F L E E THE COUNTRY.

17 W E DO NOT WANT ANOTHER SHINE BINE ( M : ) S I T U AT I O N , YOUR HONOR.

18 W E ARE ASKING YOU - -

19 T H E COURT: I TOLD YOU I WASN'T GOING TO TAKE I T .

20 M S . WASH: WE'RE ASKING YOU TO TAKE A L L O F THOSE

21 F A C T S I N T O CONSIDERATION, YOUR HONOR, A N D MOST IMPORTANTLY,

22 W H A T MR. MARSHALL HAS INDICATED ABOUT THE F L I G H T R I S K .

23 M R . COLBERT: YOUR HONOR, MAY I B E HEARD?

24 T H E COURT: N O .

25 M R . COLBERT: YOUR HONOR, MAY I SUBMIT MS. D U N N ' S

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2 T H E COURT: YOU MAY SUBMIT L E T T E R AND I ' L L READ

3 I T MYSELF. I KNOW MS. DUNN AND I KNOW WHAT MS. DUNN I S

PREPARED TO D O . I TOLD YOU I W I L L NOT TA K E I R - R E B U T TA L .

5 M R . COLBERT: I ' M NOT GOING G I V E YOU SIR-REBUTTAL.

THE COURT: F I N E , I F YOU WANT T O G I V E ME A PACKET OF

7 I N F O R M A T I O N , G I V E I T TO ME._

8 M R . COLBERT: MAY I SUBMIT ALSO THE WAIVER OF

9 E X T R A D I T I O N T H AT HE I S PREPARED TO S I G N ?

10 T H E COURT: G I V E ME A L L YOU WANT ME T O CONSIDER.

11 M R . COLBERT: YOU WON'T - -

12 T H E COURT: I W I L L NOT TAKE A VOICE S IR-REBUTTAL .

13 M R . COLBERT: A L L RIGHT, JUDGE.

14 T H E COURT: I HAVE YET TO MEET A LAWYER WORTH H I S OR

IS H E R S A LT WHO D I D NOT WANT THE LAST WORD BEFORE T H E COURT MAKES

16 A D E C I S I O N . I D O N ' T THINK I ' L L EVER MEET T H AT PERSON.

17 M R . COLBERT: J U S T THAT - -

18 i a h COURT: I WON'T MEET THAT PERSON. A T SOME p c =

19 T H E R E HAS T O B E A N END, WHICH MEANS MAYBE YOU HAVE TO S I T E

20 Y O U R TONGUE.

21 ( w i n n z E u m i , THERE WAS A PAUSE I N THE PROCEEDINGS.)

22 T H E COURT: COUNSEL, T H E COURT I S GOING TO MAKE T H I S

MATTER UNDER ADVISEMENT. W E ' L L NOTIFY YOU I N WRITTEN FORM I N A

24 V E R Y SHORT PERIOD OF T IME T H A T W I L L CONCLUDE T H I S HEARING.

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