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CA: Man who tore down effigy of soldier won't face criminal charges (The Pearcys)
Sac Bee ^ | 3/11/05 | Ramon Coronado

Posted on 03/11/2005 10:25:05 PM PST by NormsRevenge

The man who tore down an effigy of a U.S. solider hung as a protest last month outside a Land Park home will not face criminal charges, the Sacramento County District Attorney Office said in a press release Friday.

After a review of Sacramento police reports seeking an arrest warrant for misdemeanor vandalism, prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence because there was no damage to the effigy or the home belonging to Stephen and Virginia Pearcy.

Charges for trespassing are not sought because the encroachment was slight and that such cases are not ordinarily prosecuted.

A second incident in which another effigy was removed did not warrant charges because a suspect could not be identified, the press release said.

(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; US: California; War on Terror; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: california; charges; criminal; effigy; firstamendment; freespeech; pearcy; propertyrights; soldier; toredown

1 posted on 03/11/2005 10:25:06 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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To: NormsRevenge

BUMP!


3 posted on 03/11/2005 10:34:48 PM PST by Pro-Bush (Can't afford Medical care? Thank an illegal alien.)
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To: NormsRevenge

What? Some common sense and decency from California. I can't recall the last incident of such.


4 posted on 03/11/2005 10:41:06 PM PST by Ruth A.
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To: Ruth A.

What? Some common sense and decency from California. I can't recall the last incident of such.


I hear ya. Savor the moment. :-)


5 posted on 03/11/2005 10:57:41 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: NormsRevenge

More good news....its been a good week!


6 posted on 03/11/2005 11:00:15 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Catching that Judge killer in Atlanta would really top it off, too!


7 posted on 03/11/2005 11:03:12 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
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To: Ruth A.

What? Some common sense and decency from California. I can't recall the last incident of such.

Must be an El Nino effect.


8 posted on 03/11/2005 11:21:48 PM PST by taxesareforever
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To: taxesareforever

A lawyer was going to donate his time, to defend this guy, somthing to do with hate crime.I heard him call in, on the Mark Williams show. Seven to ten each week night, on KFBK,1530 on the AM dial....right before the Rush replay!WWW.Marktalk.com...Your welcome Markie!!!


9 posted on 03/12/2005 12:38:22 AM PST by blaze (Welcome to the Hotel Mexifornia (WWW.AMERICANPATROL.COM) Go to links and have a cry!)
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