Posted on 09/09/2019 4:06:37 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Yujing Zhang stalled jury selection after appearing in court dressed in a brown jumpsuit instead of civilian clothes, claiming she wasn’t given any underwear. Dressing defendants in civilian clothing is common practice during trials to prevent jury prejudice.
The 33-year-old Shanghai business consultant was eventually taken to a holding cell, where she changed into a blouse and khaki pants that were found in her hotel room after Secret Service agents arrested her at the Florida club in March.
Zhang fired her public defenders in June against the recommendation of U.S. District Judge Roy Altman in order to represent herself with the use of a translator. But during pretrial hearings, she at times appeared to struggle with answering simple questions in English, while replying with near-fluency at other times.
Zhang claimed that she hadn’t spoken Mandarin in months and was finding it difficult to follow her interpreter. She also told Altman “I don’t know why I am here,” claiming she wasn’t prepared because she thought the trial had been canceled. Altman previously ordered Zhang’s public defenders to provide her with law books to study while examining the evidence.
Zhang appeared mentally competent, she's refused to speak with a psychologist. Relatives in China told them she has no mental health problems.
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Only a brief pause in the justice process.
Maybe they could get her some makeup, too.
Look out!
There’s a Chinese commando in the bush!
This is one of the strangest espionage trials I’ve ever heard of. My guess is she was freelancing and had no idea what she was doing. That’s if espionage was involved at all. The way a lot of these proceedings work is the defendants think they can talk their way out of whatever situation they’re in, and the cops already have a narrative pre-formed about what was really going on, and proceed to interpret everything the defendant says as evidence of his/her guilt. That’s why the best thing to do when arrested is to utter the words “I would like to consult a lawyer before making a statement”. Upon his arrival, the lawyer will mostly tell his client not to answer many of the questions posed.
I wish posters would label photos ....
“While Zhang isn’t charged with espionage, prosecutors have filed secret evidence under seal that they say has national security implications.”
Oh-oh. SECRET evidence under SEAL!!!!!!!!
Does that mean the moron prosecutors are hiding pictures of her wearing no underwear? Red-blooded males want to know. Reveal (pun intended) the evidence, you old-goat, testosterone-lacking, deep-state perverts.
“A real crossways breezer...” Gunny Tom Highway.
“He who represents himself has a fool for a client”
Abraham Lincoln
Gaming the system for all it is worth.
Confucius say woman in court with no underwear find trial a breeze.
Maybe she wasn’t working for the PRC...
Confucius say woman with no underwear nor court document make new draft.
Maybe her espionage amounted to products on display that were being rolled back at Walmart.
Florida...
Won't help.
I couldn't find the jail scene.
LOL. I see what you did there.
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