Posted on 03/23/2016 4:47:06 AM PDT by Nextrush
A federal judge in Portland ruled Tuesday that Ammon Bundy and four other men indicted in the armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon can be flown to Las Vegas to face criminal charges in the 2014 standoff near the Bundy ranch in Nevada.
Attorneys for the five defendants told U.S. District Judge Anna Brown that they don't think federal prosecutors in Oregon and Nevada should pursue criminal charges at the same time.
Splitting time between courtrooms and jail cells in Oregon and Nevada would severely compromise their ability to meaningfully communicate with their defense attorneys and would interfere with their rights to speedy trials, they argued.
In Oregon, the defendants-takeover leader Ammon Bundy, brother Ryan Bundy, Ryan Payne, Brian Cavalier and Blaine Cooper-face charges........In all 26 defendants have been charged in Oregon in the takeover.
But the five who appeared in a Portland courtroom Tuesday also are part of a group of 19 indicted for alleged crimes stemming from the 2014 armed standoff near Cliven Bundy's ranch near Bunkerville, Nev.....
Brown the judge said she would allow the two Bundy's, Payne, Cavalier and Cooper to be transported from Oregon to Nevada on April 13 so they could be present for arraignment in the ranch standoff case. Brown said the group must be back in Oregon within 10 days-by April 23.
She said she didn't think a single 10-day absence from Oregon would violate the defendants' rights in the wildlife refuge case to speedy trial or effective communications with counsel.
A federal judge in Nevada, Brown said, will have to decide whether being tried in Oregon ends up violating the defendants' rights in the Nevada case.
Brown's ruling affects two other Oregon defendants-Joseph O'Shaughnessy and Pete Santilli....
(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...
Defense attorneys are not happy with the notion.
I know Ryan Bundy’s defense attorney is pretty unhappy about it.
I’m no ‘legal eagle’, but this doesn’t sound right.
In the thousands upon thousands of court cases, there must be a couple that can be argued to set precedent.
What crimes did they commit?
Defying the King.
If this isn't unConstitutional, it should be.
Possibly not. It is entirely possible that this is the first Administration which would try to push the boundaries of due process this far over the line.
Imam zero in cuba learning how to use secret police properly against protesters.
Anyone know if Judicial Watch is working on this case or not?
I can't say as I disagree with the attorneys. Prosecute them in Oregon and once that is over then send them to Nevada for trial there. Trying to conduct both at the same time leaves them open for appeals.
Conspiracy to impede officers of the U.S. from discharging their official duties through the use of force, intimidation, or threats; Conspiracy to impede or injure officer of the U.S.; Possession of firearms and dangerous weapons in federal facilities; Use and carry of firearm in relation to a crime of violence; Depredation of government property of value greater than $1,000; Theft of government property of value greater than $1,000.
A so-called king who will be gone in a couple of months.
One of their fellow patriots was murdered while they were all defying the petty tyranny of Obama and him BLM minions. I'm surprised the thugs are not charging that as Felony Murder - not yet at least.
It all smells here, that’s for sure.
These are the federal charges. Since it was the Oregon State Police that killed Finicum then there may still be state charges relating to that.
Hopefully the fed monkeys will be dragged into the case for depositions. In any case, the defendants will be bankrupted whether guilty or not guilty.
Don't get your hopes up. Trump's been all pro-BLM/anti-Bundy on this.
The beast system can do anything it wants; for a time, ...
Obama also said that people should be able "to organize and to criticize their government and to protest peacefully," and that they should not be arrested for doing so.
"Not everyone agrees with me on this," Obama said, "but I believe those human rights are universal. I believe they are the rights of the American people, the Cuban people and people around the world."
The BLM is free to disrupt Free Speech.
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