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Article: Judge: Yusuf Bey IV must stand trial on kidnap and torture charges
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- Oakland Tribune
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- August 21, 2009
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OAKLAND -- A judge on Friday shot down Yusuf Bey IV's attempt to
dismiss kidnapping and torture charges against him, quickly ruling
that there remains "incredibly damaging" evidence.
Bey IV's lawyer Anne Beles, argued that her client's rights were
violated in April when another judge refused to allow a witness to
testify at a preliminary hearing after which Bey IV was ordered to
stand trial in the case.
That decision was the second time a judge ruled there was enough
evidence to proceed with the case against the 23-year-old former CEO
of the defunct Your Black Muslim Bakery. An earlier decision was
thrown out because of technical missteps.
Rather than compel live testimony at the April ...