Judge wants to know why men tied to Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot were moved to federal prisons

Published October 30, 2023 12:58 PM

By ED WHITE
Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) — A judge wants to know why two men convicted of secondary roles in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been transferred to federal prisons out of state. Pete Musico, Paul Bellar and Joe Morrison are entitled to appeal their convictions following a trial on state charges in Jackson County in 2022. But lawyers for two say it’s extremely hard to work with them hundreds of miles away. They say the men have a right to access the legal system by working with their lawyers. A judge wants answers by Dec. 1.

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