As Expected

The rendition hearing regardig John Mark Karr was just concluded in a Los Angeles courtroom. As expected he waived his right for a Governor's Warrant and he will be headed back to Colorado as soon as the State of Colorado comes and gets him.

He said very few words. Just a few yes your honors and that was that. The whole thing lasted less than two minutes.

He was placed behind a bulletproof security glass, much like what you see in foreign courtrooms, lest there be snipers arounds.

He did in fact have a public defender representing him in the courtroom, although the outcome of this hearing was already a foregone conclusion.

The only other thing of note was the request by the public defender that John Mark Karr be transported in civilian clothes to Colorado. Apparently she is thinking that transporting him in his jail house orange smock is going to taint a jury in Colorado. The judge denied the request, as he had earlier at a sidebar with the public defender and the prosecuter. I'm thinking that his wardrobe should be the least of his troubles, especially with respect as to whether or not this weirdo is going to taint a jury. Anyone who hasn't seem him or heard about him, especially if you live in the Boulder area, well if I was an attorney working on the case, I wouldn't want you on my jury for fear that you are brain dead.

The only other little snippet, legal-wise that was discussed was that the judge ordered another court hearing for September 5, 2006. This hearing is to make sure that the State of Colorado had actually picked him up. That is probably the only certainty in this case at this point.