Posted on 12/20/2017 10:13:39 AM PST by kiryandil
A U.S. judge has declared a mistrial in the case against a Nevada rancher accused of leading a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents in a cattle grazing dispute.
Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro dismissed the jury Wednesday and faulted prosecutors for what she called “constitutional due-process violations” and failing to properly turn over evidence to the defense.
The decision in the case against Cliven Bundy, two of his sons and another man is the latest in a string of failed prosecutions in Nevada and Oregon against those who have opposed federal control of vast swaths of land in the American West...
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Actually the FBI/Oregon State Police began shooting at the vehicle before they fled and came upon the Roadblock. LaVoy Finicum’s statement, “Just shoot me” was in response to the “authorities already opening fire. When he exited the truck his hands went immediately in the air and as he took his second step with hands up they shot out the window of the pickup.
Now they are putting them on trial for the FOURTH time. The new trial, which must begin 70 days after an ordered mistrial, is set to begin Feb. 15. https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/bundy-blm/Mistrial-declared-in-Bundy-trial-over-withheld-evidence/
Justice will be served!! He will be released and I hope he sues everyone involved in this frame-up.
WAHOOOOOO way to go, thanks for update
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“Just shoot me” was in response to the “authorities already opening fire.
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You obviously haven’t watched the video which is proof that his statement came before any shooting.
Paging Daxton Brown, need your input
Good. It should have been with prejudice because the withheld info was that there were government agents running around armed requiring the ranchers to respond. That’s the whole case in my mind. They were provoked into taking defensive postures.
Wow! Did you read those comments after the article. Bunch of crazy, white hating Libs thirsty for conservative scalps.
I hope this is the end of it; those guys have been put through h3ll.
“The FBI isn’t who shot Finicum. Finicum did in fact tell the cops more than once that they would have to shoot him minutes before he was shot by an Oregon state trooper. It’s on Youtube.”
I would think that telling the cops he would have to shoot him is not at all the same as him saying that he was going to shoot the cops. Two different things entirely.
The mistrial was declared, in part, because a BLM whistle-blower, Agent Larry Wooten, sent an 18 page letter describing what was going on in the investigation of the Bundy's to the DOJ. It was made public. Here is the article from last week in the Oregonian:
BLM investigator alleges misconduct by feds in Bundy ranch standoff
Then last month he sent a whistleblower email to the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging a "widespread pattern of bad judgment, lack of discipline, incredible bias, unprofessionalism and misconduct, as well as likely policy, ethical and legal violations among senior and supervisory staff'' at the Bureau of Land Management's Office of Law Enforcement and Security.
There are more details from this article at Redoubt News:
EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Matt Shea Exposes BLM Atrocities
Agent Wooten outlines in detail how Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Dan Love was known for his bad behavior and allowed to get away with it, as he was “the BLM OLES “Directors boy” and they indicated they were going to hide and protect him.”But, the information that this courageous whistle blower reveals only gets worse from here.
Wooten goes on to outline that SAC Dan Love had what was called a “Kill Book as a trophy and in essence bragged about getting three individuals in Utah to commit suicide (see Operation Cerberus Action out of Blanding, Utah and the death of Dr. Redd).”
The report also describes what appears to be additional people on the BLM hit list, this time, however, Wooten’s own supervisor was an accessory.
The entire letter may be found HERE.
Given this the judges hand was forced. The defense has been arguing throughout the trial that the BLM acted horribly. This memo, by their own top investigator, proves it.
The New York Times reports that the amount of evidence withheld from the defense is 33,000 pages.
I can not imagine how, given all of this, the judge could possibly allow refiling of the charges, but I've been mistaken about things like that before.
He was straight up murdered, it’s as another poster said. Are you an FBI employee?
When you're up against the government with unlimited funds and time, well, you will probably lose or give up.
Sounds fair. /sarc
Can someone explain how declaring a mis-trial and then having another trial is good for the Bundy’s. I would want the jury to know that the BLM was corrupt. You can bet that none of this past history will be allowed to be mentioned in a new trial. The government can go into a new trial looking clean again. A new trial simply erases the governments past behavior.
I can't imagine how she could not grant the motion "with prejudice", given the revelations in Special Agent Wooten's letter.
They were given the “extra special treatment” with cavity searches and so on.
The Larry Wooten BLM memo notes jail calls between wives and the defendants were monitored and mocked by federal agents.
Being held without bail and brought into court in leg irons and chains and escorted by a massive high speed motorcade of law enforcement back and forth to court made it look like they were terrorists, Islamic State leaders or something like that.
I can argue the facts, but I can’t argue against your feelings.
Meathooks for Tyrants.
It’s not a smart thing to say when you’re fleeing arrest and armed, then get out of your truck and reach for your jacket.
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