MN's organizing activists, RNC 8's hearing packs courtroom

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(Dissent is not a Crime, Organizing is not Conspiracy)


http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2010/02/02/rnc-eight-hearing-packs-courtroom

By David Kaplan, TC Daily Planet
February 02, 2010

In front of a packed courtroom, lawyers for eight defendants arrested during the 2008 Republican National Convention argued more than a dozen pre-trial motions before Ramsey County Judge Teresa R. Warner. The RNC 8 defendants (Luce Guillen-Givins, Max Specktor, Nathanael Secor, Eryn Trimmer, Monica Bicking, Erik Oseland, Robert Czernik and Garrett Fitzgerald) were charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage and conspiracy to commit riot.

In December, Judge Warner granted the defendants a joint trial as opposed to eight separate trials. That decision laid the ground work for Tuesday’s marathon session.

With more than 30 supporters in the gallery, and an appearance by Sheriff Bob Fletcher, the mood was quite jovial and relaxed at the beginning. As motion after motion was debated between the two sides, tensions grew. At one point Judge Warner issued a stern reprimand to one of the defense lawyers for talking over the prosecution, An outburst of laughter and talking from some of the defendants during a particularly harsh exchange between the two sides led to Judge Warner reminding the defendants and their counsel that such actions would not be tolerated during the trial, set for October 2010.

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incase you don't know about the RNC 8. http://www.terrorizingdissent.org/

[PuraVidaDreamin]

1. appreciate the updates Ann

Keep them coming

[annm4peace]

2. I wish the WHO could play for the RNC 8