Telles is accused of fatally stabbing German, 69, outside the journalist’s residence, several months after the ex-politician lost a primary election to retain his elected position.
Prior to the homicide, German wrote several articles that described the chaos in Telles’ workplace.
Although Telles is a legal professional, he has never dealt with criminal cases in the past and mainly dealt with civil issues.
His license was suspended after he was arrested.
In court on Tuesday, Leavitt questioned Telles, “If I performed poorly in representing myself, can I not argue on appeal that I didn’t obtain a favorable outcome, considering I voluntarily chose to represent myself and was aware of the consequences?” Judge Michelle of Clark County District Court.
“I comprehend that,” Telles responded.
“Stated the judge, “You’re confronting a lifetime sentence with no chance of release.” “This is not a mere game. I will not permit you to regard it as such,”.
Telles had already hired a third lawyer before he was granted the opportunity to have a stand-by lawyer assigned to his case.
“I hope he does well in advocating for himself,” his most recent attorney Damian Sheets said after the judge’s ruling.
In Arkansas, the ex-Clark County public administrator had put up five rental properties for sale, following the Telles’ attempt to represent himself, as reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
According to the newspaper, Telles is aiming to make a profit of around $200,000 from the sale of the properties they acquired in 2019.
According to the real estate website, the listed price for the five Hot Springs properties is $519,000.
It’s not clear why he’s attempting to sell the properties.
Telles has asserted his innocence, but has not publicly presented any evidence to challenge the prosecutors’ argument.
Furthermore, he neglected to furnish a clarification concerning his location on the day of the murder when interviewed by the AP on February 14th.
He mentioned that he intends to give testimony to the jury.
“But at this moment, I am unable to provide a response to that inquiry,” Telles expressed. “Consequently, since I intend to accomplish that task, I believe that the details regarding my actions will eventually be revealed.”
According to prosecutors, Telles’ genetic material was discovered beneath German’s fingernails, and remnants of a straw hat, which the murderer is captured wearing in surveillance footage, were uncovered at Telles’ residence.
He alleges that the gathered evidence was “placed.”
The German murder suspect who lost his election to lead the office was further investigated by the following Democrat, exposing his alleged misdeeds. This upset the German, who was looking to learn more about the murder he was suspected of.
German reporter who worked for Vegas newspapers for 44 years and earned a reputation as a tenacious writer, wrote about corruption in government and organized crime.
Through Post wires.