Defense lawyer Jesse Merrithew, representing Ryan, said the general trespass provision in federal regulations governing national wildlife refuges is unclear. It states: "No person shall trespass, including but not limited to entering, occupying, using, or being upon, any national wildlife refuge, except…
While federal prosecutors made more deliberate attempts to draw connections for jurors between the evidence and the conspiracy charge, much of the day was spent talking about the government’s use of confidential informants, who were at the refuge during the…
Was he confrontational? Did he attack someone in the courtroom? No, and no. Mumford's 'crime' was to exercise his God-given right to speak in a public courtroom in behalf of the rights of his defendants who were, moments earlier, found…
In a trial last fall, jurors found standoff leader Ammon Bundy and six others not guilty of felony charges. Prosecutors decided despite losing to press ahead with a February trial for the seven remaining defendants. They changed their strategy by…
Hunt said the agent asked where he got the documents, wanted him to remove his blog posts and hand over the reports he had. Hunt, who wasn't charged in the occupation, said the government doesn't have the authority to control…
Defense attorney Jesse Merrithew told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday that the larger jury pool is needed because the acquittals of seven other defendants will make it harder to seat an impartial jury. PAHRUMP, Nev. (AP) —…
"CAN A JUROR, A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, WHO OPENS THEIR REMARKS IN DELIBERATIONS BY STATING,"I AM VERY BIASED..." BE CONSIDERED AN IMPARTIAL JUDGE IN THIS CASE?'' One juror questions impartiality of another juror during deliberations…