‘Fat Dog’ wants to curb alias in federal court

MOUNT CLEMENS, July 12, 2009 (AP): You could call him Jeff Garvin Smith or just Smith—as in, “United States vs. Smith.”

But he’d rather not be called ``Fat Dog,'' at least not while federal charges of illegally possessing body armor are pending against him.

The Macomb Daily says the 54-year-old Mount Clemens resident has filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Detroit, asking prosecutors to remove his alias from documents related to the case.

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Public defenders Andrew Wise and Bradley Hall wrote in the motion that the use of ``Fat Dog'' isn’t related to the criminal charge and likely would bias a jury, should the case go that far.

A message seeking comment on the motion was left Sunday with Gina Balaya, a spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Terrence Berg.

Information from: The Macomb Daily, http://www.macombdaily.com

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