In the months leading up to the Nov. 5 presidential election, a prosecutor announced Thursday that Stefanie Lambert’s criminal trial in Michigan would take place. Lambert is an attorney who has advanced uncertain allegations of voter fraud in a variety of battleground states.
Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Jeffery Matis said he’s planning for Lambert’s test to commence at 8: 30 a. m. July 15. According to claims that she conspired to inadequately get tabulators used in Michigan’s 2020 vote, she faces four felonies.
The day of July 15th may change because Lambert’s attorney, Daniel Hartman, claimed he had a fight with Daniel Hartman in July and demanded that the trial be held in September, which may coincide with the judge’s request to hold the trial in September.
In light of Trump’s campaign promises to challenge his defeat in the 2020 election, Lambert’s approaching trial, which could include a select few prominent witnesses, may provide a fresh perspective on his campaign promises.
Matis said he wanted to find Lambert’s case to trial relatively quickly, while also giving Hartman, who became Lambert’s lawyer last quarter, time to prepare.
” I think it’s an ideal balance of all of the passions here,” Matis said of the July 15 deadline.
Lambert of South Lyon, former Republican attorney general candidate Matt DePerno of Kalamazoo, and past state representative Daire Rendon of Lake City were all charged with criminal offenses next summer, according to special counsel D. J. Hilson.
As Trump backers spread untested conspiracy theories that the systems used to count votes in the 2020 presidential election, the three people allegedly conspired to persuade staff in rural Michigan to hand over tabulators and then conduct checks on the products in Oakland County.
The four felonies Lambert faces include intentionally in possession of a ballot system, conspiring to obstruct a computer program, and willfully harming a voting machine. Each crime can lead to a jail term of up to five years.
During Thursday’s courtroom hearing, Hilson said he would assume the approaching trial to past two months.
” We’re prepared to go”, Hilson said of starting the test,” and would appreciate someone sooner than September”.
Hartman predicted a three to four-week test for himself.
As Hartman pushed for a trial date in September, Hartman told the judge on Thursday that the case had” major effects”.
A grand jurors authorized the claims against Lambert, DePerno and Rendon. DePerno and Rendon have chosen to appear in area court for primary examinations, where judges may consider whether or not their cases should deal rather than go to trial.
Lambert made the decision to proceed to test.
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