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

[Meat Target]

So what will Nick's sentencing be now that he's plead guilty? I'm guessing either a fine or probation. As much as I want him to Enjoy Prison or have his kids taken from him, I'm not holding my breath for that.

 

[DiabeticSydePhil]

So what will Nick's sentencing be now that he's plead guilty? I'm guessing either a fine or probation. As much as I want him to Enjoy Prison or have his kids taken from him, I'm not holding my breath for that.

Iirc the sentencing guidelines mean he won't see prison almost no matter what but he'll still be a felon and get a few years probation.

Its wild how petulant he's been dragging out a relatively open and shut case of 'yes I owned drugs' and some probation, because he'd have already been pretty decently into it if he'd just plead right away.

 

[Dumpster dived waifu]

So what will Nick's sentencing be now that he's plead guilty? I'm guessing either a fine or probation. As much as I want him to Enjoy Prison or have his kids taken from him, I'm not holding my breath for that.

He's almost definitely getting probation with mandatory rehab, and a fine. The CPS issue might require he still be able to pass piss tests, but that's entirely at the discretion of CPS and how lazy those fucks want to be.

It's a literal slap on the wrist to get him to clean his shit up so they don't have to see him again.

 

[Warm Lasagna]

So what will Nick's sentencing be

Sentencing guidelines state that he will be sent to the penis explosion chamber to have his penis exploded immediately.

 

[Dumpster dived waifu]

Sentencing guidelines state that he will be sent to the penis explosion chamber to have his penis exploded immediately.

Thank god he bought a warehouse worth of Balldos.

 

[DiabeticSydePhil]

He's almost definitely getting probation with mandatory rehab, and a fine. The CPS issue might require he still be able to pass piss tests, but that's entirely at the discretion of CPS and how lazy those fucks want to be.

It's a literal slap on the wrist to get him to clean his shit up so they don't have to see him again.

Since he attended rehab for CPS would he need to attend ANOTHER rehab?

 

[Dumpster dived waifu]

Since he attended rehab for CPS would he need to attend ANOTHER rehab?

He might. If they require x hours of rehab, and he's already done that for the CPS case, the judge may count it as having been completed, but it'd be at the judge's discretion.

 

[AnOminous]

So what will Nick's sentencing be now that he's plead guilty? I'm guessing either a fine or probation. As much as I want him to Enjoy Prison or have his kids taken from him, I'm not holding my breath for that.

He hasn't. He's been publicly boasting he has some plea deal while continuing to make self incriminating statements.

Case Summary​

Upcoming Hearing:
Plea Hearing on 01/24/2025 at 11:15 AM

He won't plead until a week from now. Unless he blows his plea deal by public retardation, just like public retardation helped get him raided in the first place.

The plea isn't done until the ink's on the paper and the judge slams down his little gavel and the clerk puts a stamp on it.

 

[Friend of Dorothy Parker]

@Friend of Dorothy Parker @AnOminous @Potentially Criminal

Lawyer question (sorry if I missed any): One of Nicks traffic tickets in Stearns County has a status of "Under Court Jurisdiction." He never pays his fines but this status isn't "Closed" like the other adjudicated ones. I thought that status was for probation but all the convictions are petty misdemeanors. They initially cited him for the a more serious insurance vio but dropped it down.

His license is still valid apparently. What is that status and why would he have it? Is he on double-secret probation? Can Wentzell force him to pay all his court ordered fines as a condition of probation?

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You have it right - It means he's a cheap bastard who doesn't pay his bills. He's been convicted but has yet to pay ($539 as of the last entry) so the case can't be closed. The two others just before that were paid (!) and so have a Closed status.

And yes, the Court could require him to pay his tickets. And they should make getting a ticket for anything a violation, given his history!

 

[Potentially Criminal]

@Friend of Dorothy Parker @AnOminous @Potentially Criminal

Lawyer question (sorry if I missed any): One of Nicks traffic tickets in Stearns County has a status of "Under Court Jurisdiction." He never pays his fines but this status isn't "Closed" like the other adjudicated ones. I thought that status was for probation but all the convictions are petty misdemeanors. They initially cited him for the a more serious insurance vio but dropped it down.

His license is still valid apparently. What is that status and why would he have it? Is he on double-secret probation?

I'll defer to Dorothy.

Can Wentzell force him to pay all his court ordered fines as a condition of probation?

That would be a weird one since it isn't in his court. Here that would be goofy, but we've learned MN is goofy as shit this past year.

 

[Thomas Talus]

Then why are they being tried separately and need separate lawyers?

Despite what you may have seen in My Cousin Vinny, having co-defendants in a criminal matter represented by the same lawyer is sketchy to the point of probably being an actual conflict of interest.

 

[Oliver Onions]

Despite what you may have seen in My Cousin Vinny, having co-defendants in a criminal matter represented by the same lawyer is sketchy to the point of probably being an actual conflict of interest.

That is a good movie, but I'm generally just ignorant of how court proceedings work (and I hope to remain that way, at least in my personal life).

 

[Trigger Me Timbers]

Thank god he bought a warehouse worth of Balldos.

Lmao, the 5k locals gift was gonna be 5,000+
Rekiata Law branded Balldos, but then he realized people would make fun of him for it so his house is just filled with cardboard boxes filled with new-in-box Balldos.

 

[RodgerDodger]

Despite what you may have seen in My Cousin Vinny, having co-defendants in a criminal matter represented by the same lawyer is sketchy to the point of probably being an actual conflict of interest.

Didn't the cousins friend have his own lawyer? At least until the end when the friend wanted Vinnie too.

 

[Balldo's Gate]

Despite what you may have seen in My Cousin Vinny, having co-defendants in a criminal matter represented by the same lawyer is sketchy to the point of probably being an actual conflict of interest.

Does this apply if the lawyer is also a co-defendant? After all, the famous defense attorney (since involuntarily restricted from practicing) Nicholas Rekieta tried to represent himself and his co-defendants.

 

[Lieutenant Rasczak]

He's been publicly boasting he has some plea deal while continuing to make self incriminating statements.

Is Nick so desperate to own Josh and the forum as a whole that he's willing to take a plea deal? And of all things, it's just because he doesn't want Josh to make fun of the state of his house. He's willing to take a plea deal just over that?

 

[AnOminous]

Despite what you may have seen in My Cousin Vinny, having co-defendants in a criminal matter represented by the same lawyer is sketchy to the point of probably being an actual conflict of interest.

There are degrees of conflict of interest, and I'd say in MCV it was a potential and not an actual conflict of interest. It would be the sort of thing an attorney would be obligated to tell both clients, specifically that if the defendants' interests substantially diverged, it would be necessary for one or both to get other counsel.

In MCV, the defendants were both arguing neither of them did it at all. Essentially, their arguments were to pin the offense on a specific actual perpetrator whose identity was unknown but whose existence was provable.

If it changed and somehow, one of them actually was involved but not the other, or the defense changed to be both of them accusing each other or pursuing different theories that would be detrimental to the case of the other, this would cease to be a potential conflict of interest and become an actual one, and would cease to be a waivable conflict of interest and become a nonwaivable one.

I think at this point, Vinny would be required to withdraw entirely as counsel, since he would then be bound by the duties to former clients rule under RPC 1.9, and both defendants would be required to seek separate counsel.

(Incidentally, this specific issue was one of many, many times My Cousin Vinny was used in a class, in this case professional ethics.)

And to bring it back to Nick, Nick's attempt to represent his co-defendants was absolutely, egregiously an ethics violation to the point the judge even explicitly told him so.

Is Nick so desperate to own Josh and the forum as a whole that he's willing to take a plea deal? And of all things, it's just because he doesn't want Josh to make fun of the state of his house. He's willing to take a plea deal just over that?

As much of a narcissistic egofag as he is, I think he's more legitimately frightened at even the possibility of enjoying prison.

That would be a weird one since it isn't in his court. Here that would be goofy, but we've learned MN is goofy as shit this past year.

It is the State of Minnesota itself prosecuting, and while a traffic ticket is usually not going to get you violated, willfully refusing to pay one might, as it's a willful violation of the "remain law abiding" condition.

 

[Thomas Talus]

(Incidentally, this specific issue was one of many, many times My Cousin Vinny was used in a class, in this case professional ethics.)

Same here, but what they said was "you really shouldn't put yourself in that position," kinda a "build a wall around the Torah" deal since there are so many ways it can go bad.

 

[not william stenchever]

Is Nick so desperate to own Josh and the forum as a whole that he's willing to take a plea deal? And of all things, it's just because he doesn't want Josh to make fun of the state of his house. He's willing to take a plea deal just over that?

Josh accidentally goaded ralph into making two mutant children so it wouldn't be the strangest thing in the world.

 

[AnOminous]

Same here, but what they said was "you really shouldn't put yourself in that position," kinda a "build a wall around the Torah" deal since there are so many ways it can go bad.

True, but sometimes you're in a seriously sub-optimal situation and can't avoid it. Vinny in particular wasn't going to let family get framed and didn't really have an alternative.

The "lesson" was, if you absolutely must do something like this, advise the clients of what could happen, have backup counsel available, and be aware you're on very thin ice.