Judge Mulls Gag Order In Extortion Case
Jasmin Osmanovic Accused Of Conspiring With Quinn Gray In Extortion Plot
POSTED: Friday, November 6, 2009
UPDATED: 7:21 pm EST November 6,
2009
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. -- A St. Johns County judge will have the final say on how much is heard in the Jasmin Osmanovic case.
The 25-year-old remains in jail on a $100,000 bond, accused of conspiring with Ponte Vedra Beach mother Quinn Gray in a plot to extort $50,000 from Gray's husband.
A hearing was held Friday for a proposed gag order in the case. For almost an hour, the judge laid into Gray's attorneys.
Attorneys for Osmanovic said Gray's attorneys are trying the case in the media, and they want the judge to stop them.
Gray's attorneys appeared on NBC's "Today" Show and Channel 4's "The Morning Show" this week.
Osmanovic's lawyers said the media appearances are tainting the potential jury pool and hurting their client.
"In particular, counsel has said that he has committed the crime of rape, which is inherently prejudicial, especially when he's not charged with any form of sexual battery," Osmanovic's attorney told the judge at the hearing, "that he has committed the crime of kidnapping or abduction when he is not charged with either of those crimes."
But attorneys for Gray said they are just trying to set the record straight and offer her side of the story. They argue she's been at the center of an intense media firestorm.
"Your honor, I'm entitled to a fair trial for my client," Gray's attorney told the judge. "Respectfully, it sounds like that if this order is granted you're going to be taking that away from us. She's a caricature, a caricature."
The judge will rule on the the gag order request on Monday. The ruling will only affect the attorneys in the case.
Previous Stories: - November 6, 2009: Peek At Evidence In Quinn Gray Case
- November 4, 2009: Quinn Gray Story Makes Global Headlines
- November 3, 2009: Gray's Attorney: 'Illness Explains All'
- October 29, 2009: Judge Denies Osmanovic's Bond Reduction
- October 27, 2009: Osmanovic Details Relationship With Gray
- October 26, 2009: Documents Released In Quinn Gray Case
- October 26, 2009: Osmanovic Asks For Bond Reduction
- October 16, 2009: Quinn Gray Enters Not Guilty Plea
- October 8, 2009: Attorney: Quinn Gray Needs Your Help
- October 7, 2009: Quinn Gray Released From Jail
- October 6, 2009: Attorney: Passport Why Gray's Still In Jail
- October 5, 2009: Gray Remains In Jail After Bond Reduction
- October 2, 2009: Judge Cuts Quinn Gray's Bond To $200K
- September 30, 2009: Judge Asked To Lower Quinn Gray's Bond
- September 25, 2009: Attorney Files Bond Reduction Motion
- September 24, 2009: Gray Still Hasn't Bonded Out Of Jail
- September 21, 2009: Sheriff Talks About 'Complex' Case
- September 17, 2009: Ponte Vedra Mom Held On $1 Million Bond
- September 17, 2009: Investigators Piece Together Crime Plan
- September 17, 2009: Woman Who Claimed Abduction Arrested
- September 15, 2009: Report: Man Had Relationship With Gray
- September 15, 2009: Deputies Arrest Man In Alleged Abduction
- September 14, 2009: Man May Know How Woman Disappeared
- September 11, 2009: Man Wanted For Questioning In Abduction
- September 8, 2009: PVB Woman Claims She Was Kidnapped
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