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Let a Thousand ‘Rogue’ Grand Juries Bloom!

by Rich Angell on November 8, 2011 · 0 comments

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What is happening in Harris County is not an example of a grand jury going “rogue,” but rather one behaving exactly as it should. It is interposing itself on behalf of the public by investigating a federally subsidized revenue-collection racket, and the abusive prosecutor who presides over it. Hopefully its example will prove to be contagious.

Indeed, hopefully the New-Hampshire juror will have the vigilance to see through government corruption and refrain from rubber-stamping judicial directives.

The above quote is taken from William Norman Grigg’s article “Let a Thousand ‘Rogue’ Grand Juries Bloom”, as reprinted at LewRockwell.com. Here, ‘rogue’ means thinking rather than blind sycophancy.

Such thinking led grand juries in Harris County, Texas, to think twice about blindly accepting the infallibility of certain roadside blood alcohol testing vehicles.

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Jason Talley, advocate for freedom, jailed for ‘contempt’

by Rich Angell on September 26, 2011 · 0 comments

in Jury Outreach,New Hampshire News,Uncategorized

Jason Talley, of Talley.TV, was arrested at the Keene Superior Court on Friday, 23 September 2011, and charged with ‘common law criminal contempt’. This is the sort of charge that judges and police use as a blanket, catch-all in order to arrest anyone they please.

According to witnesses, he entered the court with a camera with the intent to film a habeas corpus hearing for a fellow freedom advocate now serving over 90 days for ‘obstruction of government administration’, another catch-all charge used to prosecute individuals who’ve harmed no-one.

Talley, as a reporter ‘from the front lines of freedom in the Shire…’, has filmed in several courts without incident. He has covered such victimless cases as THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE VS. PATRICIA SMITH, and THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE VS. ROBERT CONSTANTINE.

The latest report at this writing, 26 September 2011, is that he was arraigned this morning, he pleaded not guilty, and his bail is set at $1000.

"Reporting from the front lines of freedom…"

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Florida: Juror’s Rights Advocate Julian Heicklen Arrested

by Rich Angell on August 29, 2011 · 1 comment

in Jury Outreach,Outside New Hampshire,Uncategorized

In the Shire, while juror’s rights advocates generally carry on unmolested as they inform prospective jurors of their Right to vote their conscience even if contrary to the ‘law’ or court’s instructions, 79-year Julian Heiklen was arrested in Florida whilst exercising his right to free speech…. OrlandoCopwatch.com/ reports, in part:

Following Judge Perry’s arrest and sentencing of Mark Schmidter to 151 days in jail for handing out jury information at the Orange County Court House, civil disobedience superstar Julian Heicklen once again challenged Judge Perry’s unconstitutional order.

Julian Heicklen arrived in Orlando Wednesday August 17th, and Thursday morning returned to the Orange County Court House to hand out Jury information. Members of Orando Copwatch were on the scene to document the event. Orange County Deputies presented Heicklen with Judge Perry’s
administrative order banning his activities and demanded that he leave.

Julian Heicklen courageously refused the unconstitutional order and continued handing out Jury information. Julian was not arrested and left some time later after traffic into the courthouse slowed. Julian spent the weekend in Orlando attending the Florida Liberty Summit.

Monday August 22, Heicklen returned to the Orange County Courthouse to continue handing out Jury information. At about 7:30 AM members of Orlando Copwatch spoke with Heicklen letting him know that they where on route and recommending that he hold off until we had cameras there for his protection. Julian responded that Fox 35 and other news media where there and he felt safe as long as he was on camera.

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Orlando Copwatch members arrived on the scene moments after the news reporters left Heicklen alone. Almost instantly after the news cameras had gone, cowardly Orange County Deputies afraid of the public seeing their actions, made their move against Heicklen, arresting him.

The original article, published in its entirety, contains more detail, video, and activist tips.

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Video: “Power to the Jury”

by Rich Angell on April 5, 2011 · 0 comments

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For general interest, within and without New Hampshire:

In this OLD TV SHOW “At Issue” (from The National Endowment For Liberty), Ron Paul is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the In this OLD TV SHOW “At Issue” (from The National Endowment For Liberty), Ron Paul is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the power of the jury and to expose the Judge’s dirty little secret).

This is Part 1 of a three part series, well worth watching.

 

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‘Jury Nullification’ HB146: On to the State Senate

by Rich Angell on March 29, 2011 · 0 comments

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HB146, which would guarantee that the right of jurors to judge the law, as well as the facts in controversy, be presented to the jurors by the presiding judge in each case, has handily passed the New Hampshire State House vote. There may be a veto- size majority in the House.

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Fully Informed Jury Association (FIJA) responds to Florida administrative order

by Rich Angell on February 4, 2011 · 0 comments

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Jury outreach educators here in New Hampshire work in tandem with the Fully Informed Jury Association, whose mission it is:

to educate Americans regarding their full powers as jurors, including their ability to rely on personal conscience, to judge the merit of the law and its application, and to nullify bad law, when necessary for justice, by finding for the defendant.

Here is FIJA’s response to the recent administrative order issued by a judge in Florida against jury outreach educators in the Counties of Orange and Osceola:

On Thursday, 3 February 2011, FIJA sent on FIJA letterhead via United States Postal Service certified mail, the following questions to Florida Judge Blevin Perry, Jr., to Florida Governor Rick Scott, and to Attorney General Pam Bondi: Questions for Florida Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr., Governor Rick Scott, and Attorney General Pam Bondi (pdf)

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Lawyer explains jury nullification at trial

by Rich Angell on February 2, 2011 · 0 comments

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This video concerns the case of nurse Patricia Smith who was growing cannabis in the privacy of her own home, for medicinal use, in Grafton County. Among other scenes the viewer can see her attorney Mark Sisti explain, at trial and unmolested by the judge or prosecuting team, that she has harmed no one, and that the jurors have the power to acquit even though she clearly broke the law.

Unfortunately, the sycophantic jurors quickly voted guilty—despite the fact that they had twice been handed jury nullification literature before the trial.

The good nurse now faces 2-4 years in prison, pending appeal. She also faces the loss of her nursing license, the loss of her home, the prospect of being deprived of both the company of her sick and elderly parents and her back pain medicine while imprisoned…not to mention the loss of a significant amount of cash that was confiscated from her ransacked house and her purse.

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Prospective Jurors Demand to be Informed

by Rich Angell on January 25, 2011 · 0 comments

in Jury Outreach,New Hampshire News,Uncategorized,Video

As noted in a previous post, “A pending New Hampshire legislative bill, HB-146, may soon bring huge gains for liberty.” If the reader is serious about learning the truth about the powers and rights of the jurors, I highly recommend reading Biker Bill’s blog, and watching or listening to the hearing that took place on 7 January 2010, where the New Hampshire “House Judiciary Committee hear[d] testimony regarding HB1347 [similar to HB-146], relative to the right of jury nullification….”

Perhaps the most notable is Judge Lynn (now on the New Hampshire Supreme Court) wholeheartedly admitting [hemming and hawing alert] that jurors have the right and power to vote not guilty simply because they disagree with the law.

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Jury Success Story on Free Talk Live

by Rich Angell on December 29, 2010 · 0 comments

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“John”, a newly elected State Representative calls in on Free Talk Live, a daily Liberty-Oriented radio show based in New Hampshire. He recounts his experience on a jury, where the defendant was accused of fleeing an unconstitutional, suspicionless road block. This is a good lesson on how a jury should behave. The exact time of this exchange is 32:23-40:47, during the first hour of the show.

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House Bill 1347

by Rich Angell on September 24, 2010 · 1 comment

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On March 15, 2007, Richard Head, from the NH Attorney General’s office, gave testimony in the House Judiciary Committee in opposition to 2007 HB 906. Mr. Head confirmed that jurors do have the right to nullify. On behalf of the AG’s office, he testified that it would be “unwise” for jurors to be informed of this right.

2010 Legislative Session: House Bill 1347 has been introduced. This bill states that in all criminal proceedings the court shall instruct the jury of its inherent right to judge the law as well as the facts and to nullify any and all actions they find to be unjust. The court is also mandated to permit the defendant or counsel for the defendant to explain this right of jury nullification to the jury.

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