'THE GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO PRECLUDE EVIDENCE, INFORMATION, COMMENTARY, BELIEFS, EXPLANATIONS OR OPINIONS'
The headline is a direct quote from pretrial documents filed by Acting US Attorney Stephen Myhre ahead of the third Bunkerville Standoff trial set to begin October 10th.
Again the federal government, the Department of Justice under the authority of Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seeking to restrict the use of the First and Second Amendment by the seven defendants facing trial.
Myrhe and his prosecution team seek to prohibit any discussion at any time during the trial from opening arguments to closing arguments, cross examination etc. etc etc. of matters like self-defense or defense of others, defense of property, the behavior of Bureau of Land Management agents, any references to mistreatment of cattle and the list goes on and on.
The list of matters the federal prosecutors wants banned from the trial includes the results of the Oregon Standoff trial where defendants Ammon and Ryan Bundy were acquitted, any references to the punishment the defendants may receive if convicted, any references to the outcome of the two previous trials.
Cliven Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Ammon Bundy, Ryan Payne, Peter Santilli, Eric Parker and Scott Drexler will all be tried at the same time. The first five men for the first time with Parker and Drexler set to be tried a third time.
(Update: Cliven Bundy is appearing in federal court on Wednesday September 27th to ask that he be allowed to represent himself because his current lawyer will not make the case he directed and seems afraid of the court.)
Myrhe and his prosecution team seek to prohibit any discussion at any time during the trial from opening arguments to closing arguments, cross examination etc. etc etc. of matters like self-defense or defense of others, defense of property, the behavior of Bureau of Land Management agents, any references to mistreatment of cattle and the list goes on and on.
The list of matters the federal prosecutors wants banned from the trial includes the results of the Oregon Standoff trial where defendants Ammon and Ryan Bundy were acquitted, any references to the punishment the defendants may receive if convicted, any references to the outcome of the two previous trials.
Cliven Bundy, Ryan Bundy, Ammon Bundy, Ryan Payne, Peter Santilli, Eric Parker and Scott Drexler will all be tried at the same time. The first five men for the first time with Parker and Drexler set to be tried a third time.
(Update: Cliven Bundy is appearing in federal court on Wednesday September 27th to ask that he be allowed to represent himself because his current lawyer will not make the case he directed and seems afraid of the court.)
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