Topic - Michelle Leavitt

“It’s always unwise to represent yourself in any matter, let alone a first-degree murder case,” Clark County District Court Judge Michelle Leavitt told Robert “Rob” Telles, a former Democratic county official accused of stabbing Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German to death last September.

Robert 'Rob' Telles to represent himself in Las Vegas reporter-slaying trial →

She agreed with prosecutors on Tuesday that August might also be too soon, but she said it was important to have a date to work toward.

Trial date set in August for ex-elected official accused of killing Las Vegas journalist →