State of Minnesota v. Nicholas Rekieta, Kayla Rekieta, April Imholte

[Kosher Salt]

WAIT. HAS NICK RATTED OUT HIS WIFE?

Nick did talk to the cops after all

It goes without saying that they're going to try to use what he said against him (and her). How useful it will be to their case, we'll have to wait and see.

This is why you're not supposed to talk to the cops. It's not because you'll say the wrong thing, it's because literally whatever you say is the wrong thing. It's the same as the "every ammo is the wrong ammo" thing. If you used hollow point for self-defense they're going to tell the jury that you should have used full-metal jacket. If you use full-metal jacket they'll say it should've been hollow point. Every ammo is wrong. Every gun is wrong. Everything you say is wrong.

The only "right" answer is to give them whatever identification you're required to give and then say "I am invoking my fifth amendment right and will not answer any questions". AND THEN SHUT UP. That's the only thing you can say that they won't be able (at least legally, although they might try) to take in front of a jury and say "see what he said, this is why it makes him guilty".

 

[Milkshake Sniffer]

No this seems to be the same on Nick's disclosure docs as well. So they are using his testimony against himself and his wife.

Possibly dumb question but isn't one spouse's testimony against the other usually prohibited?

 

[Kosher Salt]

Possibly dumb question but isn't one spouse's testimony against the other usually prohibited?

It generally can't be compelled, although cases of child neglect are an exception.

But in cases where someone speaks to the cops voluntarily, they'll use that, sure.

 

[AnOminous]

This is why you're not supposed to talk to the cops. It's not because you'll say the wrong thing, it's because literally whatever you say is the wrong thing.

As Saul Goodman once said: "What'd you say to Babyface? Huh? Didja say anything stupid? And by 'anything stupid' I mean anything at all!"

Nick is a stupid dumb fuck. Epic "law Pope." What a goddamn retard.

What was he supposed to do? Just invoke his basic Constitutional rights like any lawyer would have told him to do?

No, just talk to the cops. It'll work out fine. They're your pals.

 

[Owlbear]

Possibly dumb question but isn't one spouse's testimony against the other usually prohibited?

Supposedly when you are co-defendants, spousal privilege is somewhat weaker. Normally it's pretty strong like you suggested, but when your spouse and you are charged for the same crime, I believe you can throw each other under the bus.

 

[Mr.Bucket]

. If you used hollow point for self-defense they're going to tell the jury that you should have used full-metal jacket. If you use full-metal jacket they'll say it should've been hollow point.

Binger did exactly that in Rittenhouse even. I could *very* easily see him going after kyle for using hollowpoints.
Even though hollowpoint .223 isn't much of a difference from FMJ. But Binger's dumb ass wouldn't know/care.

 

[AnOminous]

Binger did exactly that in Rittenhouse even.

Binger was such a detestable faggot. Even among incompetent, corrupt prosecutors, Binger stands out as someone who would improve the world by occupying a gallows.

 

[Watching Rekieta]

What was he supposed to do? Just invoke his basic Constitutional rights like any lawyer would have told him to do?

But he saved April!!! Just ask him. Nick tells her every day that she'd still be rotting in jail.

And all it took was Nick's totally brilliant and admissible statement that threw Kayla and himself under the constructive possession bus. In legalese he said "all the coke you find in the master bedroom is ours. All ours. No one brought it over to the house except us."


On a serious note, Kayla's disclosure has the same boilerplate 10 day window to have expert present at the weighing. That would be the 7/26. What's the chance the state did not wait and weighed/tested 10 days after notifying Nick. (Also, what's the chance that despite sperging about how dishonest the gov is, he trusted them to accurately weigh his drugs w/o hiring a rep to oversee it?)

 

[Himedall All-seeing Waifu]

Hasn't Aaron spoken at length to how he Nick and Kayla have been doing coke? I know he certainly spoken about Nick in this regard. So, if my memory doesn't fail me, that may be the kinds of videos they are talking about. Remember, the police had admitted to having watched Aaron's vids.

WAIT. HAS NICK RATTED OUT HIS WIFE?
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I haven't read Kayla's discovery. I suspect it covers everything Nick already has. We already saw that Nick had an audio statement/etc. in the first response to Nick's discovery request. Speculation was that the cops gave bodycam audio (Nick did talk to the cops after all) as well as jailhouse audio (again, Nick talked about April "just visiting").

Possibly dumb question but isn't one spouse's testimony against the other usually prohibited?

Nick made a statement to the police after arrest after waiving his rights. I assume this is the audio recording. He waived those rights, so they can use anything he said there against anyone.

 

[Dumpster dived waifu]

Nick made a statement to the police after arrest after waiving his rights. I assume this is the audio recording. He waived those rights, so they can use anything he said there against anyone.

Remember kids, when the police are arresting you, follow this simple piece of advice: Shut the fuck up.

 

[Maude Snew]

Remember kids, when the police are arresting you, follow this simple piece of advice: Shut the fuck up.

What are you talking about incel prude, those first moments are CRUCIAL to correcT the record and they need to be made to understand that it's nawwwt trooo and that they are instead criminal stalkers and doing you wrong. You nail this one, they will see how awesome you are and your mom will buy you ice cream and a toy on the way home.

 

[mindlessobserver]

WAIT. HAS NICK RATTED OUT HIS WIFE?

It's not an entirely bad strategy all things considered. If you want to create reasonable doubt just blame each other for everything and try and confuse the point. It's not going to work given the circumstances though but I could see a reasonable reason for them to rat on each other and claim that all the drugs were the other persons stash.

 

[AnOminous]

Nick made a statement to the police after arrest after waiving his rights.

Brilliant legal strategy straight from the LAW DOPE handbook.

It's not an entirely bad strategy all things considered. If you want to create reasonable doubt just blame each other for everything and try and confuse the point. It's not going to work given the circumstances though but I could see a reasonable reason for them to rat on each other and claim that all the drugs were the other persons stash.

It certainly doesn't make the abuse/neglect charge go away, though, since they'd both be admitting they basically were raising their kids in a drug-riddled trap house where they were exposed to drugs, guns, and sexual degeneracy 24/7.

 

[Maude Snew]

It certainly doesn't make the abuse/neglect charge go away, though, since they'd both be admitting they basically were raising their kids in a drug-riddled trap house where they were exposed to drugs, guns, and sexual degeneracy 24/7.

"No, we have public school at home."

 

[RodgerDodger]

It's not an entirely bad strategy all things considered. If you want to create reasonable doubt just blame each other for everything and try and confuse the point. It's not going to work given the circumstances though but I could see a reasonable reason for them to rat on each other and claim that all the drugs were the other persons stash.

It's a horrible strategy for a married couple in a situation like that. Because unlike certain violent crimes like murder, the jury does not perceive a Zero Sum to the degree of ownership with regards to 26 grams of cocaine. They judge and jury will immediately fall back on the communal property of marriage in sharing the blame to both.

The only thing pointing fingers at each other might work is the cocaine kid. But the jury will find both defendents so repulsive that they will apportion out the blame. its not like either were feeding the kids with any regularity.

 

[AnOminous]

The only thing pointing fingers at each other might work is the cocaine kid.

It doesn't do anything for that. No matter whose it was (and it obviously belonged to both of them or maybe even just Nick since he opened the safe), and both were legally responsible for this not happening. Neither of them did, that makes both of them guilty as sin.

 

[Watching Rekieta]

Nick since he opened the safe

I missed that bit. I thought the safe was just open. I didn't think the police let him back into the house until the search was finished. I though they were outside when the lead cop returned from inside the house to give Nick the warrant and Nick through it on the ground outside the house. I knew he was stupid for talking to the cops but even worse if he gave them safe combination or told them where keys were.

 

[prolapsed_cranium]

WAIT. HAS NICK RATTED OUT HIS WIFE?

Yes. Twice.

He told the police that Kayla and himself were the only ones to have access to the master bedroom in an attempt to save his cokewhore.

Kayla kept her mouth shut

 

[AnOminous]

I knew he was stupid for talking to the cops but even worse if he gave them safe combination or told them where keys were.

Even worse if he actually left the safe open. Why even bother having one? Either way, the cops don't mention having to break it open so one or the other happened (or Kayla gave them the combination).

 

[Harm]

Why even bother having one?

We're talking about the guy who bought a professional grade drawing tablet and permanently installed it in his stream setup so that he could draw Mohammad one time multiple years ago. He buys things he doesn't understand to compensate for his lack of value as a man.

I could totally see him going out and buying the most expensive safe possible and then leaving it open all the time once he realizes he has to remember a code to open it.