October 16 is the date set for sentencing of confessed Guyanese drug trafficker Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan.This was disclosed by his defence attorney, Diurmuid White in a telephone interview with this newspaper yesterday.Khan, whose previous date for sentencing was set for November 4, had requested an earlier date since he had already pleaded guilty to several counts of drug trafficking,Alex English Jersey, witness tampering a heading a criminal enterprise.Initially he had requested a date in mid-September, but the court presided over by Judge Dora Irrizary, fixed October 16 at 14:00 hours for the commencement of the sentencing hearing.The setting of Khan’s date for sentencing comes less than a week after his former lead attorney Robert Simels and his (Simels’s) assistant Arianne Irving were found guilty of several counts of witness tampering and illegal possession of eavesdropping equipment.White who took over as lead attorney for the self-confessed Guyanese drug kingpin after Simels was indicted, had told this newspaper that the outcome of the Robert Simels witness tampering trial would have no bearing on the sentence to be imposed on Khan.“Whatever the outcome of the Simels trial, it will not affect Khan,Ottawa Senators Gear,” the New York attorney stated,Air Max 2019 Scontate, adding that his client remains in good spirits.The Simels trial has attracted a significant following, including Judge Irizarry, the presiding judge in the Roger Khan matter, who popped into the courtroom to hear some of the evidence.Khan’s Pre-Sentencing Report has been completed and the two sides will make arguments before Judge Irizarry during the sentencing hearing.Both sides had no objections to the report which was prepared by the United States of America Probation Department.According to White,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, the report which is confidential at this time, described the nature of the crime and provides a guide to aid the judge in coming up with an appropriate sentence.“It basically gives a background (of the accused), his employment record among other things to guide the judge in her sentencing,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale,” Diurmuid White told Kaieteur News.Khan in pleading guilty had bargained for a 15-year sentence,Cheap Authentic Jerseys, but it is still unclear if the judge will accept the plea deal.