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Judge Keeps Tight Rein on Pot Trial (Judge takes over questioning of witness from the defense)
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| Jan. 31, 2003
| Bob Egelko
Posted on 01/31/2003 9:12:22 AM PST by Wolfie
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:41:45 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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References to medical uses quickly squelched in federal court.
The Bay Area's first federal medical marijuana trial ended Thursday with a bizarre touch that symbolized the entire case: The judge took over questioning of a defense witness to make sure he didn't refer to the medical use of marijuana.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: brideobubba; drugskill; drugwar; wodkills; wodlist
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To: realpatriot71
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02/03/2003 7:30:14 AM PST
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Wolfie
To: Wolfie
Too bad - DOH!
To: realpatriot71
Yep. The jury foreman said they didn't want to convict, but felt they had no choice. One juror said she was afraid the judge would throw her into jail if she didn't vote for a conviction. More work for
FIJA, I guess.
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02/03/2003 7:47:23 AM PST
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Wolfie
To: Wolfie
FIJA bump.
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