Pierre Pierce Stuff

that I've noticed lately.

Pierre Pierce indicates he can't afford to get a job to pay rent:

Pierce, 22, asked Judge Gregory Hulse if he could stay with his parents and brothers at his Westmont, Ill., home, contending that he cannot find a job to pay for an apartment because of his frequent court visits.

The article in the Daily Iowan about the former Hawkeye basketball player, who is facing two counts of felony burglary, a count of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse, and a count of misdemeanor criminal mischief, didn't specify what kind of court he was referring to:

Pierce said moving back home to live with his parents would be better for him financially, because he doesn't have any income. He has looked for a part-time job but has not filled out any applications, Parrish said. The Des Moines-based attorney said Pierce testified that he is spending around five hours a day training for a possible basketball career.

Meanwhile, Pierce is arguing to limit any evidence of his prior bad acts:

Parrish contended in court papers that assertions of sexual assault by the alleged victim, criminal history, and evidence that Pierce violated a no-contact order several hundred times by calling the woman in March and April would prejudice the jury and should not be admissible, including references by witnesses or prosecutors. He requested a hearing on the matter, which will likely take place at a July 15 pretrial conference.

but that he should have access to all prior records of the "complaining witness," and be able to delve into all her business, including relations between her and her alleged new boyfriend:

Prosecutors preparing former University of Iowa basketball player Pierre Pierce's criminal case call his attorney's request for the case's alleged victim's cell phone records, photos and credit card statements a "fishing expedition."

Requiring Tiffany Whitsell to furnish cell phone records from between September 2004 and May 2005, credit card records through this month and color photos of Whitsell with Pierce causes an "undue burden on her privacy," prosecutors said of defense attorney Alfredo Parrish's request. . . . .

They also resisted in their court filing Parrish's request to depose Chad Wardlow. An e-mail message from Pierce to Whitsell, part of the court records, identified a person named Chad as Whitsell's boyfriend.

"It is the State's position that the relationship Wardlow has with T.W. and any involvement he had with Pierce is irrelevant and immaterial," Houlihan wrote, adding the state has no plan to call Wardlow during the trial.