Posted on 07/25/2017 6:12:06 AM PDT by Texas Fossil
Judge Gloria Navarro has made new rules for her courtroom that (I would bet) stun even the prosecution.
Last week, Judge Navarro shocked the courtroom with her manipulation of jury selection in the Bunkerville retrial in Las Vegas, Nevada. She refused to allow the defense to have their allotted peremptory challenges and selected the jury for them.
She also ruled against the defense on every single pre-trial motion, including shutting down their defense strategy. Things that were allowed in the previous trial will not be allowed in this trial. The defendants will not be allowed to explain why they went to Bunkerville, nor will they be allowed to say the words “First Amendment”, “Second Amendment” or “Constitution”.
Today, during the questioning of the first witness of [then Under-sheriff] Lombardo, Judge Navarro’s control issues took a very bizarre twist.
During the re-direct testimony of Lombardo, the prosecution, reminding him of being questioned about accidental discharge of weapons, asked the witness what factors he was concerned about during the incident on April 14, 2014.
Lombardo responded that he was concerned for officer safety, the safety of the Nevada Highway patrol and also that of the BLM, if there had been a firefight.
Navarro decided, after this questioning was completed, to finish the prosecution’s examination of the witness, eliciting more testimony for the government’s case. She obviously felt that the prosecution did not phrase their questions the way she preferred and asked the witness, since he was asked about ‘accidental discharge’ was he ever concerned with ‘intentional’ discharge?
Of course, his answer was “Yes”.
But, this was not where Judge Navarro stopped. She continued to take over the questioning of the witness by asking the jury to write their own questions and submit them for her to ask Lombardo.
It is not unheard of to have a jury submit questions in lower courts, but it is highly unusual in Federal court. However, asking questions would be one point to discuss, but Judge Navarro took it even further by controlling those questions and answers herself. She read them herself and then decided what answers would be given to the jury.
The jury had many questions, including some that referenced the previous trial. Navarro did not allow much discussion on those questions, basically telling the jury that “there are different hearings in criminal cases with multiple testimonies” and she wanted to leave it at that.
The jurors also asked about the BLM’s prior operation, was the plan to release the cattle or to ship them out of the area? Navarro would not allow an answer for that, stating that this particular witness could not testify to that. However, the jury might get that answer at a later time.
One juror wanted to know if Lombardo knew if everyone’s firearms were “loaded”, and another wanted the definition of “cease and desist”.
This is highly unusual conduct in a criminal case. The judge has turned this entire case into a circus. The defense has been instructed that they cannot present their defense, and the judge has taken over the prosecution’s case. Everyone might just as well go home.
What can possibly happen tomorrow?
How do you say “kangaroo court” in Spanish?
Circus, yes, but with ample grounds for appeal. If, of course, the defendant can afford it. /S
(Pimpin’ ain’t easy; Justice ain’t free).
Kangaroo-o el courto! ;)
Judge is guaranteeing that the verdict from this case is overturned in appeals process.
Judge is guaranteeing that the verdict from this case is overturned in appeals process.
Bingo!
Remember? The 9th Circus?
Si!
la Corte del canguro
Perfect. Clear grounds for overturn on appeal.
I hope you are right.
OF COURSE they will win on appeal.
That is not THE POINT of all this.
The point is to screw them over for as long as possible and drain all their resources.
The land in question AND its mineral content was promised to the CHINEESE years ago and they are determined to get it.
AND WHERE THE HELL IS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION????????
It is a kangaroo court. Just like I have heard said about income tax cases. Not much different than what I had heard said about the Waco trial(s), where the defendants were acquitted of murder by the Jury, so the judge slapped the defendants with massive sentences for weapons violations, either.
We could and should be devoting our full attention to fixing our own government. We’ll not be able to do that too easily so long as probably more than half the population can’t even find Iran on a map, and with the traditional family under assault. The solution starts with turning to God, and away from ANY anti-Christian institutions.
The judicial proceedings seem to be highly unusual. /s
All this will be thrown out on appeal.
Except for the history of the 9th circus, I would agree.
Literal translation, but idiomatically wouldn't "Inquisition" cover it better?
Sidebar, I applied for a job in the Houston area some years ago. ACED the interview, and found the street I wanted to live on in the suburb of Meadows Place, a little cul-de-sac named Kangaroo Court.
Sadly, the company lost 90% (one customer) of its business the week after my interview and folded. *sigh*
Inquisition indeed.
Well, that event timing probably saved you a lot of grief. If they had folded 6 months after you went to work for them, it would have been more painful.
The 9th might agree, but it’ll just go onto the Supreme Court and get tossed there.
Oddly, I keep waiting on some House effort to add another court or two, and dismantle the 9th to a California-only situation, and nothing has occurred.
I was on a jury one time and the judge did ask the witnesses a couple of questions. I was surprised, but apparently it’s common.
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