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John Lamb, jury is going home for the day. ~ J Grady
Andrea Olson-Parker comments on the jury question ~ J Grady
Government planted jurors are not impartial. What else is new, Navarro has already shown there are no fair trials allowed in her court.
Juror Impartiality Questioned in Bunkerville Retrial
THE JUROR SEEMS VERY HIGHLY PREJUDICED AGAINST FIREARMS. A MISTRIAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN DECLARED.
August 21, 2017 BLM, Constitution 1
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Juror Impartiality Questioned in Bunkerville Retrial
by Shari Dovale
The Bunkerville Retrial is on Day 23, with three full days of jury deliberations being completed. Today brought the principals together when two jury questions were presented to the court.
The questions centered around one, or more, juror’s beliefs that two other jurors could not be unbiased. The two questionable jurors were identified by numbers, 6 & 9.
Judge Gloria Navarro did not read the questions aloud, presumably to keep the public from hearing the exact wording, as the attorneys had already been given copies of the questions.
The first question, labeled “Juror question #143” referenced juror #6 making statements concerning having had a gun pointed at her sometime in her past. She was later questioned and admitted that she had lost her temper over this issue. “I should have just kept that to myself and never said anything about it,” she told Navarro. “I was angry when I said it.”
During questioning it was revealed that this happened many years ago when she was a child. She also downplayed the actual event to the court, clarifying there was no assault, or other crime, involved.
The defense rightly questioned this later wondering how deeply this has affected her as she is still angry after all these years. They argued that this woman is clearly personalizing it and they question whether or not she can be fair and impartial.
During jury selection, each juror was given a questionnaire that specifically asked if they had ever been the victim of a crime. They were also asked pointed questions on how they felt about firearms. This juror indicated that she had no negative feelings about firearms and had not been the victim of a crime.
When the defense attorneys pointed this out, Judge Navarro seemed to scoff at them for asking this question and said, “I thought that was your case. Pointing a firearm was not a crime.”
The defense team asked for a mistrial based on this information not being disclosed during Voir Dire. Judge Navarro never specifically addressed this later, but did indicate the juror could return to the deliberations.
This is a typical response for Judge Navarro, in that she does not always give a specific ruling or answer, but indicates what should be happening instead. Previous examples are when objections were made and the attorneys would wait for her ruling, until they finally decide to either move on themselves, or reword their questions accordingly.
This juror seems very highly prejudiced against firearms. She does not like them. She gets angry when talking about them. She did this with other jurors. This should have been enough to have her disqualified and replaced by an alternate juror at the very least. It certainly seems appropriate that a mistrial should have been declared.
The second question was labeled “Juror question #144” and was in reference to Juror #9. It was questioned as to whether or not this woman was currently working in the court system, without disclosure, therefore, she may be biased toward the prosecution.
The concern from the complaining juror was that the woman stated 3 different times that she “works” in the court system. She also does not appear willing to continue deliberating, as if she has made up her mind.
While questioning the woman, she stated that she had worked for an administrative judge for 18 years. Though she may have used the present tense of “works”, she actually has not worked in the court system for several years, with other jobs in between.
She was also sent back to the deliberations.
These proceedings did give some indication to what may be happening within the jury room. It seems there is some contention, and possibly arguing between the jurors. There are questions as to whether these two jurors are even willing to discuss or deliberate with other jurors.
This may indicate a mistrial in the near future.
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Jury of their peers I see..... :rolleyes:
No due process of law allowed.
Bryan Hyde Perspectives: The Bunkerville trial, what a modern lynching looks like
Posted on August 21, 2017 by Doug Knowles
https://itmattershowyoustand.com/wp-...ps-970x546.jpgFederal Judge Gloria Navarro (left); sign at the Bundy Ranch in Bunkerville, Nevada (right) | Composite image, St. George NewsWritten by Bryan Hyde St George News August 21, 2017
OPINION – Our news cycle was dominated this past week by the birth announcement of a destructive, tantrum-prone love child sired by masked socialist activists and their national socialist counterparts.
While the public’s attention is focused on whether this little monster looks more like its mother or its father, a very real injustice is taking place just out of view.
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/wp-conte..._-1024x560.jpgIn this 2014 AP file photo, rancher Cliven Bundy, flanked by armed supporters, speaks at a protest camp near Bunkerville, Nevada, April 18, 2014. | AP file photo by John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, St. George News
The highly publicized, and sometimes blatantly distorted, narrative of events at Bundy Ranch three years ago made the Bundys a household name. No matter which version you choose to believe, it’s safe to say that what happened at Bunkerville was likely the most significant act of armed civil disobedience in the past 150 years.
The fact that it was done without bloodshed is rightly considered a miracle by many who were there.
Naturally, the federal government took a very dim view of being backed down by a bunch of mere citizens. Indictments were issued against 19 individuals accused of being part of a criminal conspiracy against the government.
The trial of these defendants was put on hold while brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy, along with five other co-defendants, first stood trial in Oregon for their January 2016 occupation of a wildlife refuge. Federal prosecutors were incensed when the jury in that trial delivered a stunning acquittal of all seven defendants on charges of conspiracy against the federal government.
As the focus shifted to the trial of the first four defendants in Vegas, prosecutors and federal judge Gloria Navarro did everything in their power to tip the scales in favor of the government’s case.
Amazingly, the jury deadlocked and Navarro was forced to declare a mistrial.
What makes this noteworthy is that winning a conviction at the federal level is like shooting fish in a barrel. Well over 90 percent of those charged criminally by the feds end up pleading guilty without going to trial. Of those who go to trial, only a tiny percentage are found not guilty.
This is understandable when considering the virtually unlimited resources and manpower the federal government can bring to bear against someone upon whom its wrath is focused.
With all of these factors working in the government’s favor, convincing a jury that the accused is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt shouldn’t be that difficult. Judge Navarro appears to be taking no chances in the current retrial.
She seems to have forgotten that the jury’s job is not to punish on the state’s behalf. It is to see to it that justice is done by ensuring the government proves its case and due process is strictly and fairly observed.
With this in mind, Navarro has turned the concepts of a fair trial and justice on their head by denying the jury essential information that was provided in the first trial. She has
suppressed evidence and testimony that would provide context – what the defendants saw, their intent and state of mind and any explanation of their actions at Bunkerville.
A complete breakdown of the scope of Navarro’s restrictions on the defense can be read here.
Setting aside whatever knee-jerk reaction you may or may not have to hearing the name “Bundy,” does this sound like the actions of an impartial judge who is representing the cause of justice? Or does it sound like the machinations of a vengeful functionary who is determined to win at any cost?
Jurors have been allowed to hear weeks of tedious, redundant and often contradictory testimony from the prosecution. Meanwhile, the defense has been figuratively bound and gagged at every turn.
Even when jurors, trying to get a clearer understanding, have posed specific questions to the judge, she has donned the persona of a slippery used car salesman who simply smiles and says, “Trust me.”
How can the jury render an impartial decision when they are denied facts that may point to serious deficiencies in the government’s case?
Jeremy Snow, a prosecutor and criminal defense attorney who has seen hundreds of trials, states that Navarro’s approach is anything but standard. Snow writes:They have a right to explain why they were there. It goes to their state of mind or mens rea, one of the things the prosecution has to prove against them, and therefore one of the things they have a right to defend against. By denying them that right, she is literally denying them the right to a fair trial.Observers in the courtroom have noted that Navarro’s slanted approach to this trial has left some jurors visibly aghast at her antics. The nullification that Navarro so clearly fears may end up being the result of her own heavy-handedness in the courtroom.
Jurors in Oregon and in the first Nevada trial clearly heard more truth than prosecutors wanted them to hear. That’s why they wouldn’t convict.
Navarro seems determined to prevent that from happening again.
Bryan Hyde is an opinion columnist specializing in current events viewed through the lens of common sense. The opinions stated in this article are his and not representative of St. George News.
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The Constitution? Not Allowed,
written by Vin Suprynowicz. Suprynowicz must be getting along in years. He has been writing articles in the Las Vegas papers for as long as I can remember. I always enjoyed reading his articles.
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Suprynowicz was for 20 years a columnistand editorial writer at the daily Las VegasReview-Journal. He blogs at www.vinsuprynowicz.com.
For more information and to help the Bundyfamily, go to bundyranch.blogspot.com.
To help the Hammond family, go to www.freethehammonds.org.
[IMG]file:///page1image3088[/IMG] A The Constitution? Not allowed.Conspiracy convictions in Bundy standoff? Not a one. By Vin Suprynowicz
This article is in Range Magazine, wont copy, paste well http://rangemagazine.com/features/fa...ot_allowed.pdf
Andrea Parker update August 22 ~ Valley Forge Network
Juror Statement, possible verdict at 5PM EDT, 2PM PDT ~ Valley Forge Network
Not Guilty 34 counts, 6 counts still hung ~ J Grady
Andrea Olson-Parker Awaiting Release of Steven Stewart and Ricky Lovelin ~ J Grady