Jury Seated In 2nd Malheur Trial

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by Conrad Wilson Follow OPB | Feb. 15, 2017 4:45 p.m. | Updated: Feb. 16, 2017 6:20 a.m. | Portland

A jury has been selected in the second Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation trial.

Twelve jurors and four alternates from around Oregon will hear the case and ultimately decide the fate of the four defendants on trial.

U.S. District Court Judge Anna Brown interviewed more than 50 jurors on behalf of the government and the defense before dismissing some for hardship. Then federal prosecutors and the defense further winnowed down the jury through peremptory challenges.

Despite international news coverage of the 41-day occupation near Burns, the first high-profile trial of the occupation leaders and the surprising verdicts in October, the jurors said during voir dire they either didn’t know about the incident or hadn’t formed an opinion about what happened ...

http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-militia-news-updates/oregon-jury-second-malheur-trial/

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1. Bundy Lawyer Mumford Seeks Charge Dismissal, Jury Trial

Originally published on February 15, 2017 3:34 pm

Ammon Bundy’s former lawyer Marcus Mumford was in court in Portland Wednesday, where he faces misdemeanor charges for failing to comply with and impeding federal police last fall.

U.S. marshals tackled and used a stun gun on Mumford at the conclusion of the first Malheur occupation trial.

Mumford’s lawyer, Michael Levine, argues Mumford was "merely engaging in zealous advocacy," before he was tackled, "which is what he's supposed to do." Mumford was arguing that Bundy should be set free after his acquittal, despite federal orders to detain him ...

http://kuow.org/post/bundy-lawyer-mumford-seeks-charge-dismissal-jury-trial