Posted on 06/15/2013 8:59:38 AM PDT by Rusty0604
As a result of her reading, she also became deeply troubled by what she now feels was the unnecessary withholding of relevant information from the jury—information that she says would likely have led the jury to acquit Hershberger of the single criminal count of which he was convicted. Hershberger faced a sentencing hearing Thursday at the Baraboo courthouse where he was tried, with a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $10,000 fine.
The members of the Hershberger jury were only allowed by the judge to see a redacted version of the hold order issued to Hershberger during a search of his farm and store by state agriculture and public health authorities on June 2, 2010; blotted out were the causes for the hold order.
If they had been able to see the whole document, some members of the jury believe they would have acquitted on all four counts.
Bollfrass-Hopp decided to take matters in to her own hands: she wrote the state judge overseeing the case, Guy Reynolds, expressing her objection to the information blackout
(Excerpt) Read more at modernfarmer.com ...
Continuing contempt. Would that be as long as the guy who was tried remains acquitted?
Take away: $1,551 in fines and court costs, no jail, no probation.
Sounds like the Jury should find a Law firm that specializes in Title 18, section 241,242 Deprivation of Rights, against this Judge that wilfully and Knowingly deprived them of their Rights as Jurors to See Exculpatory Evidence. Bankrupt the scumbag Lawyer in Drag.
Does he get to sell the milk again or have they destroyed his farm?
You know how the redneck died drinking milk? The cow kicked him.
Must lay down the law with those unruly Amish, mustn’t one? Can’t have their way of doing things peacefully outlast this regime’s way, can we?
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