Date: Thu Aug 5 18:23:46 1999 From: JustinTyme@SPORTSMEN.NET (Justin Tyme) Subject: Fw: [libertyactivists2] (Fwd) Politics in criminal trials To: AZRKBA@asu.edu
This is interesting...
Chris
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----- Original Message ----- From: <liberty2@mindspring.com> To: Activist <liberty2@mindspring.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 5:41 PM Subject: [libertyactivists2] (Fwd) Politics in criminal trials
> > ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- > Date sent: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 08:59:09 -0600 > To: spooner@doitnow.com > From: Rick Tompkins <spooner@mail.doitnow.com> > Subject: Politics in criminal trials > > Found in the public records of Yavapai County, AZ Superior Court: > > In the case of the State of Arizona, Plaintiff, v. Eric David Boudette, > defendant. > > STATE'S PROPOSED VOIR DIRE QUESTIONS > > The State, by and through Charles R. Hastings, Yavapai County Attorney, > and his deputy undersigned, respectfully requests that the Yavapai > County > Superior Court Voir Dire Questions be asked of each prospective juror > and > the following additional questions: > > 1) Do any of you have a working knowledge of firearms and ammunition? > > 2) Do you, or any members of your family, believe that the federal and > state government are a threat to the citizens of this country? > > 3) Do you, or any members of your family think that Arizona is a police > state? > > 4) Do you, or any members of your family have negative feelings toward > the police? > > 5) Do you, or any members of your family believe that your rights under > the U.S. Constitution and the Arizona Constitution are being eroded by > the > federal or state government? > > Submitted June 25, 1999. > > (signed by) Mark K. Ainley, Deputy County Attorney > > [Comments] > > Do you think any thinking and aware person in the country could truthfully > answer all five questions above in the negative? It would be interesting > to get the questions asked of all the attorneys, the judge, the cops > themselves, etc. under oath. > > Presumably, anyone who answers in the affirmative would be asked follow-up > questions on the subject, and would be unlikely to be allowed on the jury. > This is blatant jury stacking, and proof, if any more were needed, of Vin > Suprynowicz' depiction of Voir Dire in his recent book "Send In The Waco > Killers." > > Justice? Not in American courts. > > Rick > > > > "If the government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; > it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy. To > declare that in the administration of the criminal law the end justifies > the means -- to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to > secure the conviction of a private criminal -- would bring terrible > retributions." Justice Louis Brandeis, dissenting, Olmstead et al. v. > United States, 277 U.S. 485 (1928) > > It is time, and past time, to enforce the Bill of Rights. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > GET WHAT YOU DESERVE! A NextCard Platinum VISA: DOUBLE Rewards points, > NO annual fee & rates as low as 9.9% FIXED APR. Apply online today! > http://clickhere.egroups.com/click/606 > > > eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/libertyactivists2 > http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications > > > > >
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