Tag Archives: jury

Welcome to the Neighborhood — of Sharp Knives and Rogue Stallions — Range Wars & Legal Tales — by Mancos MacLeod

October 11, 2018 - MM Range Wars - Tagged: , , , , - 1 comment

NOTE:   This story was first posted on Rangefire in August, 2016, shortly after the trial.  It is being re-posted now because oral arguments in the resulting appellate case the story…

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Oregon Standoff Trial Update

February 2, 2017 - Oregon Standoff - Tagged: , , , , , , , , - no comments

  The Second Phase Oregon Standoff Trial is now just around the corner, scheduled to begin on February 14, 2017, in Portland.  Based on publicity from the first trial, 1000…

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To Jury or Not to Jury — Burns Chronicles No. 54 — re: the So-Called Justice System — by Gary Hunt

January 23, 2017 - Government/Politics - Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , - 7 comments

Does the constitution really mean what it says? This article is reposted from Outpost of Freedom. Though I have posted the Preamble to the Bill of Rights a number of times,…

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Critical Questions of Jurisdiction, Discovery, Labels, Discrimination & Choosing a Jury — Welcome to Federal Court — Legal Reality Check — by Todd Macfarlane

September 12, 2016 - Legal Reality Check, Oregon Standoff, Todd Macfarlane - Tagged: , , , , , , , - 2 comments

Oregon Standoff “Discovery” Makes Interesting Revelations The time of surprises in criminal trials is now supposed to be a thing of the past.  Unlike legal drama movies and TV series…

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The Federal Government’s Heavy Hand Gets Heavier — Jury Finds San Juan Commissioner Guilty of Conspiracy

May 2, 2015 - Government/Politics, Land Use News - Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , - 1 comment

  SALT LAKE CITY — Minutes after a federal jury found Phil Lyman guilty of illegally riding an ATV in a closed southern Utah canyon as a protest against the…

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