As was reported here last week, Jim Johnson’s jury selection was held as scheduled yesterday morning, but I was under the impression the case would go right to trial, and I apologize for that mistake. Turns out the trial has been scheduled for 3/17 at 9am. The courtroom only holds 63 people including court bureaucrats, so please arrive in good time to get in the room.
Even though the jury selection process is a public event, all activists were prevented from entering the court yesterday morning, including Jim’s wife, Lauren. The excuse for this was the fire code, in that there were already too many people in the room to allow anyone besides potential jurors in there. The bailiff refused to allow any media into the room, including preventing Jim from bringing in a handheld audio recorder. Being as that we had been prepared to do our own recording and had been prevented by court security, I motioned the robed man to waive the $25 fee for the official audio record, which was actually approved. I picked up the audio today and dubbed it from the proprietary court record format to .mp3. Download Jim’s jury selection audio here.
Here’s the trial event for Jim on Facebook.
You asked, we answered. The popular “Don’t Take the Plea Deal” flyer has been tweaked with your suggestions and is now available in both a national and NH version! Download it, send it off to your favorite printer, and start up your own local arraignment outreach!
This Monday morning, 3/7, Jim Johnson, one of the “Trespassive Twelve” arrested at the Cheshire jail last year will be facing a jury trial, with jury selection beginning at 9am.
This may be the first jury trial of a “free stater” thus far in New Hampshire, and more are expected this year. It also appears to be the first trial that Cheshire county has held in months, due to the unfortunate plea bargain process that encourages people, through intimidation, to take a guilty plea for a reduced sentence. The state agents never have to prove their case, which is frequently full of holes, and people are forced to pay hundreds of dollars in fines. That’s no easy task anytime, let alone in a down economy.
Activists will be out early at the court to perform jury nullification outreach, informing potential jurors that they have the right to vote their conscience, not just whether the government’s statutes were violated.
Free Keene is nearing the 2,000 “like” mark on Facebook, with only five more to go! Have you “liked” FK yet? Just hit the “like” button on the right panel of this page, or visit facebook.freekeene.com and press the “like” button there. Thank you!!
Thanks to Biker Bill for the video of Clayton Holton’s testimony at the state house on yet another medical marijuana bill. Will the “governor” show some compassion this time around and approve this bill?
Liberty on Tour‘s Pete and Ademo drive to Greenfield, MA, where they are facing felony charges for recording the police, in order to attempt to hold the government people accountable:
As was reported here last week, Jim Johnson’s jury selection was held as scheduled yesterday morning, but I was under the impression the case would go right to trial, and I apologize for that mistake. Turns out the trial has been scheduled for 3/17 at 9am. The courtroom only holds 63 people including court bureaucrats, so please arrive in good time to get in the room.
You asked, we answered. The popular “Don’t Take the Plea Deal” flyer has been tweaked with your suggestions and is now available in both a national and NH version! Download it, send it off to your favorite printer, and start up your own local arraignment outreach! 
