Project Types: Court Filings

Government Fears Jury Nullification in Bundy Ranch TrialMotions to shield relevant evidence of Government culpability from jury…The US Attorneys motion the Court to preclude key evidence in the first Bundy Ranch trial. The sixteen (16) page filing seeks to block the introduction of certain evidence because it would act in favor of defendants. Subsequently, three full pages delineate a convoluted argument against any evidence that could introduce the possibility of jury nullification, referring to it as “a violation of a juror’s oath to apply the law as instructed by the court.” (Citing Merced v. McGrath, 2004). In short, the Government fears jury […]

 Summary Evidence Shows Lawfully Armed ProtestersDocument shows anyone photographed with a weapon…The Government’s absurd narrative surrounding the Bundy Ranch Protest just went to the next level. Lawfully armed protesters are now items of evidence in the case. Sixty eight (70) unnamed citizens, along with forty three (43) others identified by name appear in the document (ECF No. 1317). The purpose of the document appears to be a mechanism to bolster the embellished claims of a “massive armed assault”.Most of the seventy (70) citizens have the label (“UNSUB”), or unknown subject. In addition, two have the label (“FNU LNU”), or first name unknown, last name […]

Parker and Stewart Motion to Block Summary EvidenceLawyers contend that a summary would validate disputed testimony…Parker and Stewart move to block summary evidence with a Motion in Limine. The Government would like to present spreadsheet summaries of the testimony of FBI Special Agent Chad Simkins. Attorneys for Parker and Stewart argue that this is against criminal procedure rules because a jury would probably view duplicate evidence as reinforcing the validity of the Agent’s testimony. The Government’s summary, along with the Agent’s testimony, would fall well outside of the acceptable use of a summary. Therefore, defendants would be subject to a potentially prejudicial volume […]