From Ethan Fry, CT Post:
A judge Wednesday made an offer to city Councilwoman Eneida Martinez to resolve criminal charges lodged against her following the killing of a local man at a nightclub she managed nearly five years ago.
Martinez is accused of violating pandemic restrictions at the Keystone at 1798 Barnum Ave., where 21-year-old Nyair Charles Nixon was shot to death on Sept. 27, 2020.
Martinez had sought probation in the case last year but Judge Maria del Pilar Gonzalez denied the application on the grounds that the allegations the councilwoman, who held a position of trust in the community, put members of the public at risk made the matter too serious for accelerated rehabilitation, a pretrial probation program.
Martinez appeared briefly Wednesday at the Golden Hill Street courthouse, where her attorney, John R. Gulash, asked the judge for a continuance to March 28.
Gonzalez granted the request and said she had made an offer to Martinez in the case, but did not put details of the offer on the record in court Wednesday.
…She is not facing any charges in connection with Nixon’s death.
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I’m going to call my cousin and ask: Why Enaida Martinez hasn’t been afforded her right to a Speedy trial.
Okay Lennie, you can do better. Tell us what happened at the trial 2 weeks ago. Enaida Martinez took the stand and…