Meech’s lawyers: Postpone BMF trial
Lawyers say they need more time to prep.
Lawyers for alleged Black Mafia Family co-leader Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory filed a motion Friday asking that the judge push back a Nov. 5 trial that has been two years in the making.
The motion states that the lawyers need more time to investigate recent evidence against Meech and the $270 million, multistate cocaine ring he allegedly ran with his brother, Terry:
On September 28, 2007, defense counsel received discovery discs containing approximately 800 pages of written documents, 500 pages of photos, and 33 CD’s of jail conversations between Terry Flenory and others, and Demetrius Flenory and others, approximately hundreds if not thousands of hours of conversations. ... While Demetrius Flenory is in jail and has been for almost two years, he adamantly concurs in the motion to adjourn in order for his attorney to be completely prepared for trial.
The Flenory brothers and as many as seven of their 40 co-defendants are scheduled for trial in federal court in Detroit, where BMF allegedly was birthed before establishing hubs in L.A. and Atlanta.
A hearing on the motion has been scheduled for Oct. 18.