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Tue Apr-29-08 12:17 PM
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4/29. trial in Fresno on Medical Marijuana. 3 on trial |
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Luke Scarmazzo, Ricardo Montes and Monica Valencia of the California Healthcare Collective in Modesto are facing a federal trial in Fresno beginning Tuesday April 29th. Supporters are urged to join them there for a rally at noon (trial begins at 8 am). - D. Gieringer, Cal NORML
Luke Scarmazzo, Ricardo Montes and Monica Valencia of the California Healthcare Collective in Modesto are facing a federal trial in Fresno beginning Tuesday April 29th. Supporters are urged to join them there for a rally at noon (trial begins at 8 am). - D. Gieringer, Cal NORML
>From: luke scarmazzo
>Subject: Protest Tuesday, April 29 @ 8:00am
> The reason I am sending this email is to ask for your >assistance.(Please refer this message to any lists as well) Tuesday, >April 29Th California Healthcare Collective starts trial. This is >the first day the jury pool will arrive at the federal courthouse in >Fresno (2500 Tulare Ave.) We would like there to be a protest to the >federal prosecution of CHC as well as jury nullification information >distributed. Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated as >far as getting volunteers and mobilizing our movement for support in >any way. > > > >A quick update on our pretrial motions that were ruled on today. The >good news first. For the first time in medical marijuana history, >our compassionate use medical cannabis cards and/or doctors >recommendations have been ruled admissible in our Federal Trial as a >defense. Not as a legality issue but as a defense to the >distribution charges. We are still awaiting a ruling on the motions >to use a good faith, advise of counsel defense and to dismiss the >continuing criminal enterprise charge which carries the 20 to life >mandatory sentence (the ruling for those is due this Monday April >28Th). The entrapment by estoppel and medical necessity defense were >denied. We also have been assigned to a new judge, the Honorable >Oliver Wanger. It was this judge that is responsible for these >favorable rulings. > > > >Thank you in advance for ANY help you can offer on this.
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