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Baker responded that he was not present with any discussions Thomas may have had with McDuffee after the arraignment to clarify the bond terms. He said he believed the bond required Kilpatrick to avoid contact with all witnesses, ranging from his police bodyguards to his sister.

You did NOT really believe the man was barred from seeing his family. Your job is to fuck with the man as much as possible as preparation for the trial. You want to keep him in front of a judge as much as possible, no matter how trivial or unusual the offense.

Which is not to say Kwame ain't dirty. It's not to say is ain't clean. I don't know the specifics of the case, and that is intentional. I just recognize piling on when I see it. 

Kilpatrick did not violate the terms of his bond, judge rules
By M.L. ELRICK • Free Press Staff Writer • August 12, 2008

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick left court this morning arm in arm with his wife, moments after Judge Ronald Giles ruled that he did not violate the terms of his bond by being with a police bodyguard and the mayor's sister, who both witnessed his alleged assault on sheriff's deputies last month.

Giles agreed to add a Michigan state trooper to the list of people the mayor is forbidden to have contact with, bringing that total to three. The other two witnesses the mayor must avoid are Wayne County Sheriff Detective Brian White, whom he allegedly shoved, and former Detroit Police Sgt. JoAnn Kinney, who has said the mayor shoved White into her.

Giles made his ruling moments after prosecutor Doug Baker told the judge that "it was a common perception that there be no contact with the witnesses in this case" and that the mayor violated the terms of his bond last weekend.

Kilpatrick was with one of his police bodyguards who witnessed his alleged assault on sheriff's deputies and is a witness in the case. Kilpatrick also had dinner at his mother's house where his sister, Ayanna, was a guest. Congresswoman Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick lives next door to the mayor's sister on LaSalle Boulevard.

Referring to Magistrate Renee McDuffee, who set bond for the mayor last week, Kilpatrick attorney James Thomas argued: "Reasonable minds can differ with what Judge McDuffee was talking about ... my recollection and it's my earnest belief ... that the judge carved out family."

Thomas said that, particularly given the lack of support Kilpatrick is receiving elsewhere, he should be allowed to be with his family.

Baker responded that he was not present with any discussions Thomas may have had with McDuffee after the arraignment to clarify the bond terms. He said he believed the bond required Kilpatrick to avoid contact with all witnesses, ranging from his police bodyguards to his sister.