Ulriste Tullin Trial

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COMES NOW the Defendant, Ulriste Tulin, by and through counsel, Vernida R. Chaney, and filed this supplement to the Defendant’s Motion and Reply for New Trial. This supplement includes the Affidavit from Dr. Athena Kolbe in regards to the Haitian court records, Mr. Tulin sought, and Mr. Tulin’s hairstyle when he was taken into custody in Haiti.
The Commissaire du Gouvernement pres le Tribunal de Premiere Instance de Port-au-Prince advised Dr. Kolbe they would not release the records without the U.S. Embassy’s permission and to request them from the U. S. Embassy. However, Mr. Danton Léger, Commissaire du Gouvernement pres le Tribunal de Premiere Instance de Port-au-Prince (the Haitian equivalent of the District Attorney’s office) confirmed

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