Posted on 12/28/2017 2:35:27 PM PST by Nextrush
Lawyers for Ryan Payne, one of the four defendants in the Bunkerville Standoff trial, have effectively unsealed three motions they made to dismiss the case.
On Wednesday, with exclusion of names requested by Judge Gloria Navarro, the paperwork was relased to public view by Payne's defense lawyers.
Back on July 5th months before the current trial began, and in the midst of an earlier trial of six men in connection with the case, Payne's lawyers requested copies of all threat assessments prepared before the April 12, 2014 standoff.
The prosecution responded that the request was part of a "long list of frivolous and vexatious pleadings."
The four threat assessments were not turned over until the trial got underway in November after a government witness admitted existence of the threat assessments.
At that point prosecutors were claiming the threat asessements were "irrelevant" even though they painted the Bundys as people who would not commit acts of violence totally contradicting the prosecution's claim that the defendants were conspiring to launch an armed assault on federal law enforcement. They are also charged with assault on federal officers in this trial.
Payne's lawyers argued in their motions:
"This court should be 'troubled' by the government's actions and it's failure to grasp the severity of the prosecutorial misconduct' involved here, as well as the importance of its constitutionally imposed discovery obligations."
"It bears reminding that this Court sentenced one of these defendants in the Trial 1 group to 68 years (Greg Burleson) and another one is pending sentencing (Todd Engel)."
Payne's attorneys, Brenda Weksler and Ryan Norwood, note that the evidence of a surveillance camera and federal snipers around Bundy Ranch withheld from the defense contradicts the prosecution's assertion that lies were being told by the defendants about a federal threat to them.
The prosecutors also claimed that any internal report on Bureau of Land Management agent Dan Love was an "urban legend", yet by early December as the third trial got underway, some 500 pages of internal affairs reports on Love were turned over to the defense.
One other thing about this case.
Witnesses for the prosecution were coached at the very least, if not outright told to mislead in their testimony at the first two trials.
Beyond the "I don't recalls" there's also a pattern of witnesses making what appear to be false statements.
In this trial, Mary Jo Rugwell of BLM said she knew'nothing about water rights and Cliven Bundy.
Yet there's a paper trail of her asking Nevada officials to take away Bundy's water rights.
Today I posted the entire post but that is not always possible due to my busy work schedule.
There is a link to the “Oregon Live” story at the bottom my post and plenty of other Oregon Standoff and Bunkerville Standoff related posts at the blog.
At the blog, huh?
What's keeping you from posting that right here?
In this trial, Mary Jo Rugwell of BLM said she knew’nothing about water rights and Cliven Bundy.
Yet there’s a paper trail of her asking Nevada officials to take away Bundy’s water rights.
But prosecuting a government bureaucrat for perjury is very rare indeed.
Yes, I'm sure the three seconds needed to copy and paste is just too much for you.
You complain when they post it all also. Wow. When does computer time in the nursing home end?
Bingo.
Mary has screwed up.
Again, thanks to Newxtrush for posting the story.
Supposedly at 22:00.
Why, you want to hook up?
Thanks Nextrush, for posting.
Some here have to annoy.
it 2200 not 22:00!
The government can never be trusted.
There has been nothing but harassment associated with my posts regarding the Oregon and Bunkerville Standoff issues.
Complaints have been made to moderators. Numerous posts have been scrubbed from FR, too many to count.
Somebody out there doesn’t want you to read about this case and they are trying to find ways to disrupt and or stop posting about it.
I just click the link.
Way quicker than three seconds.
Efficiency!
Yes. Very odd.
Agreed and apologies. Thx for posting. Wondering if the earlier pleas and sentancing will have a better appeal now. It’s incredible how corrupt the government is across the board. One bright spot may be this judge to push the Gov off the offensive.
Everyone everywhere - jury duty is a responsibility not an inconvenience. You not only sit in judgement of the defendant but the law itself. Something the judges will no longer instruct. Show up, be smart and sit and judge the crime and the law! We have to exercise our rights in order to save them.
Sorry HG - craft time is over. Did you get your shiv ready?
No apologies required, I thought it was clear I was was referring to HG.
His same post shows up too often, that’s all.
And when jury duty calls, I’ll be ready.
oops, posted before addressing...
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