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Motion to be heard in Jeffs' trial
KSL.com ^

Posted on 07/27/2011 7:37:20 AM PDT by MizSterious

Motion to be heard in Jeffs' trial

July 27th, 2011 @ 7:28am
By ksl.com

SAN ANGELO, Texas -- A jury has been selected, but the trial of polygamist religious sect leader Warren Jeffs won't have opening statements without at least one more hearing.

And, a Utah woman whose testimony was central in a previous case against Jeffs is saying his case in Texas will be shocking.

Jeffs' defense has filed a motion to suppress evidence. They argue that the evidence seized during a raid on the Yearning for Zion ranch in Eldorado, Texas, was not properly obtained. However, the same judge previously allowed evidence from the raid to be used in the trials of seven other men who were prosecuted on bigamy and child abuse charges.

A hearing on the motion is expected Wednesday afternoon.

Jeffs' attorneys also say they will file for a change of venue out of San Angelo, Texas, but have yet to do so.

The jury of 10 women and two men were seated Tuesday night out of nearly 300 people. These people are pulled from a region that until just a few years ago had never heard of the polygamist sect.

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


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: flds; mormon; polygamy; warrenjeffs
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To: greyfoxx39
"FLDS Leader Warren Jeffs has spent the past 40 minutes explaining to District Judge Barbara Walther that he has fired all of his attorneys and wants to represent himself.

He's been repeatedly changing attorneys...supposedly as a stalling tactic.

21 posted on 07/28/2011 10:48:51 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: MizSterious

BTTT


22 posted on 07/28/2011 10:52:05 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
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To: Pebcak
Good find. I'm surprised no other news outlets picked up this story. Usually they're looking for sensationalism. I linked this post on the other thread.
24 posted on 07/28/2011 4:24:09 PM PDT by MizSterious (Apparently, there's no honor when it comes to someone else's retirement funds.)
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