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0rganism

(24,596 posts) Thu Oct 27, 2016, 06:27 PM Oct 2016

Oregon standoff: All defendants found not guilty

Oregon standoff: All defendants found not guilty

Deliberations started anew Thursday morning after the federal judge in the conspiracy trial against Ammon Bundy and six co-defendants welcomed a new juror and told the reconstructed 12-member jury to "disregard entirely'' past discussions and begin fresh.

"Starting over may seem frustrating,'' U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown told the jurors in court. "Do not let it discourage you.''

Brown directed the jurors not to speculate or discuss the reasons why they'd been reconfigured, with Juror 11 replaced by Juror 18. The judge dismissed Juror 11 on Wednesday, a day after a fellow juror questioned his impartiality in a note to the court, submitted on the third day of deliberations.

"That's happened. That's passed,'' Brown said.

She urged the group to start all over, "as if the previous deliberations have never occurred.''

more: http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/10/judge_welcomes_new_juror_direc.html

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Oregon standoff: All defendants found not guilty (Original Post) 0rganism Oct 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author SwankyXomb Oct 2016 #1

There was an update to the article Ms. Yertle Oct 2016 #3

Yes it does. On top of the article it says ghostsinthemachine Oct 2016 #4

Yes, the update at the top mentions the verdict. Also, no such headline restriction outside LBN. PSPS Oct 2016 #5

The can of worms has been opened ghostsinthemachine Oct 2016 #2

on the up-side, there's no new martyrs for the RWNJs now 0rganism Oct 2016 #9

WELL THIS SUCKS ... brett_jv Oct 2016 #6

Guilty Verdicts had to be unanimous so one juror could have done this underpants Oct 2016 #7

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Ms. Yertle

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3. There was an update to the article

Reply to SwankyXomb (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 06:34 PM

Oct 2016

According to the update (4:10 p.m.) all defendants were found not guilty.

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)

4. Yes it does. On top of the article it says

Reply to SwankyXomb (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 06:35 PM

Oct 2016

Found not guilty. At 4:10pm.

PSPS

(14,115 posts)

5. Yes, the update at the top mentions the verdict. Also, no such headline restriction outside LBN.

Reply to SwankyXomb (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 06:36 PM

Oct 2016

ghostsinthemachine

(3,569 posts)

2. The can of worms has been opened

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 06:33 PM

Oct 2016

Oh boy, this will give the wingers and militia mother fuckers a big old court victory allowing them to do whatever they please. God help us on election day.

0rganism

(24,596 posts)

9. on the up-side, there's no new martyrs for the RWNJs now

Reply to ghostsinthemachine (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 07:35 PM

Oct 2016

i do think "conspiracy to impede" turned out to be prosecutorial overreach when criminal trespass, vandalism, and littering charges would have been a lot easier to prove

brett_jv

(1,245 posts)

6. WELL THIS SUCKS ...

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 06:44 PM

Oct 2016

As someone said above ... this decision is going to unleash unholy hell ... the gun-humpers and militia folks are going to take this as a sign they are free to do as they wish as long as they claim 'patriotism' or 'Teh Constitooshun' as their motivation.

Screw this, man ... this is bad f'ing news.

underpants

(186,377 posts)

7. Guilty Verdicts had to be unanimous so one juror could have done this

Reply to 0rganism (Original post)

Thu Oct 27, 2016, 06:49 PM

Oct 2016

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