Project Types: Bundy Ranch

Government Refuses To Strike Prejudicial Material From Superseding IndictmentWill instead instruct jury that “indictment is not evidence”…On 03 October 2016 the Federal Public Defenders Office filed a motion (ECF No. 718) on behalf of Ryan Payne requesting that large portions of the superseding indictment be stricken, or alternatively, that the indictment not be shown to the jury. Multiple defendants filed motions to joinder.Payne asserts that using terms “followers”, “gunmen”, and “snipers” were tantamount to prejudicial language that could sway the opinion or objectivity of jurors. Further, Payne objected to the exhaustive inclusion of Cliven Bundy’s two-decade legal battle with the […]

Government Reveals Expert Witness ListIncludes “Domestic Terrorism” Experts…The Government will call as many as 4 expert witnesses to substantiate their version of events at the Bundy Ranch Protest in April of 2014. These witnesses will testify about their credentials, their role(s) in the criminal investigation, and their findings.FBI Special Agent Chad SimkinsFBI Certified Firearms and Tactical trainer. Formerly Las Vegas Metro SWAT, assigned to Domestic Terrorism Squad. Simkins will testify who had firearms based on photographic and video evidence and identify them.FBI Special Agent Joel WillisWillis is a 13 year veteran of the FBI and is currently assigned to the Domestic […]

Peggy Leen Recommends Motions to Dismiss 924c Charges be DENIEDChief Judge Gloria Navarro Will DecideMagistrate Judge Peggy A. Leen has recommended that the District of Nevada DENY motions from Pete Santilli and Ryan Payne to dismiss counts 3, 6, 9, and 15 (“Use and Carry of a Firearm During a Crime of Violence”) who aregued that portions of 18 USC 924(c) are “void for vagueness” similar to recent rulings on similarly worded and applied statutes. The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently ruled in Johnson v. United States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015) that portions of the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA) were […]

Parker and Stewart Motion to Block Statements Made By Co-DefendantsInclusion Would Violate Federal Rules of Evidence…Eric Parker’s legal representation filed a Motion in Limine to block some evidence from being presented at trial. Specifically, statements made by Parker and Stewart, or made by others, violate Federal Rules of Evidence because the statements were not made during the commission of the felony charge of alleged conspiracy.All six Tier 3 defendants are charged with the same conspiracy. Parker, Drexler, and Stewart were in Bunkerville, NV for less than 24 hours. To their knowledge, they didn’t interact with any other Tier 3 defendants… […]

Parker and Stewart to Call Expert Firearms WitnessArthur B. Alphin frequently testifies in firearms-related cases…Eric Parker’s legal counsel, on behalf of Parker and Steven Stewart, filed an expert witness notice on Thursday, 05 January 2017 announcing intent to call firearms expert Lt. Colonel Arthur B. Alphin USA (Ret.). Alphin, a graduate of the West Point Military Academy, retired US Army Lt. Colonel, and founder of A-Square (manufacturer of hunting rifles), is a frequent contributor in cases where firearms are an integral element of the trial.Alphin to contradict Government’s embellished narrative…The filing (ECF No. 1242), states that Alphin will testify: (from […]