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As trial ends, surreal scene leaves defense lawyer stunned with Taser, tackled by U.S. Marshals
OregonLive ^ | 10/27/2016 | Maxine Bernstein

Posted on 10/28/2016 4:56:06 AM PDT by Nextrush

Moments after the Oregon standoff defendants' acquittals were announced in court Thursday, Ammon Bundy's lawyer stood before the judge, and argued that his client should be released...

U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown told him that there was a U.S. Marshal's hold on him from a pending federal indictment in Nevada.

"No, he's released on these charges. He's acquitted. Nevada doesn't have jurisdiction," Mumford yelled, standing before the judge. "If there's a detainer, show me.".......

Suddenly a group of about six to seven U.S. Marshals, who had been either standing or seated around the perimeter of the courtroom, slowly moved in and surrounded Mumford at his defense table. The judge directed them to move back but moments later, the marshals grabbed onto him.

"What are you doing?" Mumford yelled, as he struggled and was taken down to the floor.

As deputy marshals yelled, "Stop resisting," the judge demanded, "Everybody out of the courtroom now!"....

He was cited for failure to comply with a federal lawful order and disturbance and released with a Jan. 6 date to return to federal court....

But observers who were close to the arrest decried the use of force against a lawyer in court.

"What happened at the end is symbolic of the improper use of force by the federal government," Mumford's co-counsel J. Morgan Philpot said......

Defense lawyer Per C. Olson, who represented co-defendant David Fry, called the physical confrontation "a complete overreaction. Utterly disgusting."

Olson said Mumford was getting animated, but he did nothing physical. He didn't charge the bench, or block marshals from his client. "He raised his arm as if to say, what the hell....And they grabbed him, Tased him and took him down. It was just shocking. It was completely inappropriate," Olson said......

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To: wastoute

Beat me to it.


21 posted on 10/28/2016 5:30:34 AM PDT by tgusa (gun control: hitting your target.)
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To: Nextrush

How can they hold him on a pending indictment?


22 posted on 10/28/2016 5:31:50 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: tgusa

Help think up another term to describe what the United States has become.


23 posted on 10/28/2016 5:33:08 AM PDT by sport
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To: jalisco555
This was bad but the real story here is jury nullification, something we can expect to see more of as the government grows ever more tyrannical.

A small miracle the jury used the power of nullification; a power all courts are loath to mention. However, the judge and the Feds showed their contempt for the will of the people by not releasing the defendant and then shooting the defense lawyer in court. The Fed is out of control.

24 posted on 10/28/2016 5:33:51 AM PDT by Flick Lives (Voting Trump. It is not just a vote, it is a chance to burn down the rotten Uniparty.)
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To: Nextrush

Bull O’Connor nothing. This is Nazi Germany/Stalinist Russia at its finest.


25 posted on 10/28/2016 5:42:46 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: polymuser
"How can the federal judiciary be independent and impartial when the law permits the federal government to secretly award judges up to $25,000 in undisclosed secret “cash awards,” and to privately, secretly and erroneously overpay them up to $10,000, then waive these erroneous overpayments?"

I wonder if that's realty true.... If it is, it would seem to be in violation of all sorts of different laws...(?)

26 posted on 10/28/2016 5:44:43 AM PDT by unread (Joe McCarthy was right.......)
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To: Nextrush

27 posted on 10/28/2016 5:47:54 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: sport

deeply divided. And I think we should somehow, some way, just split.

Esp if Hillary wins.


28 posted on 10/28/2016 5:57:17 AM PDT by MarMema
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To: jalisco555

It wasn’t until 1895 that judges started to refuse to allow juries to know that they had the power of nullification of bad law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification


29 posted on 10/28/2016 5:59:24 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: jalisco555

This was bad but the real story here is jury nullification

But the real real story here is that there has been NO national reporting on this, even Drudge doesn’t have it (or I missed it) It should be the flashing red light topic!


30 posted on 10/28/2016 5:59:25 AM PDT by mistfree (It's a very uncreative man who can't think of more than one way to spell a word.)
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To: Nextrush
"No, he's released on these charges. He's acquitted. Nevada doesn't have jurisdiction," Mumford yelled, standing before the judge. "If there's a detainer, show me.".......

Um, what part of "Federal indictment" did he not understand? Lodge a protest if you wish, but come on.

31 posted on 10/28/2016 5:59:32 AM PDT by montag813
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To: Nextrush

Wow.


32 posted on 10/28/2016 6:01:00 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: MarMema

On that, we both agree.


33 posted on 10/28/2016 6:01:38 AM PDT by sport
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To: Nextrush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=J5eLeH0ew2c


34 posted on 10/28/2016 6:02:51 AM PDT by MarMema
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To: homegroan

Back in January Trump said he would tell the Bundys that they have to get out.


35 posted on 10/28/2016 6:04:27 AM PDT by Rusty0604
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To: marktwain
It wasn’t until 1895 that judges started to refuse to allow juries to know that they had the power of nullification of bad law.

Judges and prosecutors definitely don't want the public to know about this.

36 posted on 10/28/2016 6:04:34 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act". George Orwell.)
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To: Nextrush; fanfan; LucyT; Impy; stephenjohnbanker; Dominic01; goat granny; ColdOne; theDentist; ...

Bizarre!

The Oregon Standoff trial has completely backfired on the Obama administration, and wow!

Adding to the Weird News & Adventure Ping archive:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2609314/posts?q=1&;page=151

He was cited for failure to comply with a federal lawful order and disturbance and released with a Jan. 6 date to return to federal court....

But observers who were close to the arrest decried the use of force against a lawyer in court.

“What happened at the end is symbolic of the improper use of force by the federal government,” Mumford’s co-counsel J. Morgan Philpot said......


37 posted on 10/28/2016 6:05:57 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (Hillary's Trickle Up policy: take bribes, sell sleazy pardons, water down AIDS medicine.)
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To: Nextrush

The lesson here is this, it is 2016 and facial recognition technology is very real. If you ever participate in a Ranch Standoff, cut the John Wayne tough guy act and cover your face!


38 posted on 10/28/2016 6:07:26 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: Nextrush

This (the US Marshalls) is like taking a sucker punch at the guy who scored the winning goal making your team loase.


39 posted on 10/28/2016 6:08:27 AM PDT by Hacksaw (I haven't taken the 30 silvers.)
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To: montag813

I didn’t realize indictment was grounds for jailing, but, hey! - that’s just me...

CA....


40 posted on 10/28/2016 6:09:16 AM PDT by Chances Are (Seems I've found that silly grin again....)
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