Judge Susan Ashley has issued an ORDER that my appearance on behalf of Joa is allowed.
I have been filed documents with the Court that I imagine the Judge hasn’t reviewed yet, pending this order. I have been doing so because time is limited as the trial scheduled for May 21st.
We’ve gone silent for the last few weeks while we’ve worked on collecting audio/video authorization forms from four different District Courts in New Hampshire. Four courts have allowed Joa to film anonymously while the Hillsborough District Court had him arrested for doing it. These documents and requests are still pending.
Joa has filed a Motion To Compel the Release of Criminal Records to have the Court order the State to release his criminal records for trial preparation as the prosecutor was reluctant to do so. This is a normal procedure as there are very strict rules governing the release of these records.
I’d like to mention that the prosecutor has been nothing but a gentleman and actually helpful to me personally in explaining some lawyerly procedures to me that I wasn’t too familiar with. I believe he represents the community of Hillsborough very professionally. I unfortunately don’t have years of law school and mock trial preparation like he and other lawyers do, so I am most grateful to him.
The trial date is presently scheduled for May 21st at 1:00PM.
Around ~250 supporters turned out for Ian’s sentencing hearing between day 1 & 2 with some overlap
Ian Freeman, Minister of the Shire Free Church, Free Talk Live Co-host, libertarian activist, and major activist for peace and spreading cryptocurrency was arrested in 2021 during the Crypto6 incident where various libertarian and cryptocurrency activists were wrongly arrested and fraudulently defamed by the federal government. His arrest eventually led to a trial after refusing to accept a plea deal for crimes not actually committed. Since then the district court has slandered his name and repeated lies. That is to say just about every other word if not more from federal authorities and prosecutors mouths has been a lie. Evidence presented didn’t align with the story told and for the most part if properly understood proved Ian’s innocence. The court seemed to agree to one degree or another with convictions on only ~8 of ~27 counts, one charge dropped entirely for lack of evidence, and a sentence that is less than half the minimum allowed. That is despite the crimes Ian was convicted of he’s been sentenced to a ‘mere’ ~8 years. Of course this is ~8 years too many given the fraudulent claims of the federal government, but none-the-less. Ian will likely serve 4 1/2 years with various good time credits.
While the trial is over the appeals are not and in the mean time the authorities have decided to move Ian from a jail in New Hampshire to a prison in Massachusetts. That is he is no longer at the Merrimack County Spiritual Retreat. He is now at the Devens Spiritual Retreat. Ian is in the low security part of the prison, so he’s got a room and cell mate. This is one up from the camp where Aria is housed. He can’t just walk away as might be possible if he was in the camp (not that he would).
This blog is made pursuant to NH Rules of Professional Conduct 3.6 (c) (2).
I am grateful to Judge Susan W. Ashley for her correct interpretation of District Court Rule 1.3D… the rule that allows non-lawyer representatives to appear and litigate for another in a criminal case. Find her ORDER here.
It’s worth noting that Judge Ashley is the Deputy Administrative Judge for the Circuit Court. You cannot achieve that position without knowing the rules front to back.
Find my required response to her ORDER here.
This blog is made pursuant to NH Rules of Professional Conduct 3.6 (c) (2).
Due to having filled out the court recording notice form multiple times prior in the same fashion as he did the day of his arrest, Joa informs the Court that his defense to the charge of Criminal Trespass is “Effect of Ignorance or Mistake” due to prior grants of permission to film after filling out the form “anonymous” by similarly situated court facilities.
The statue that specifies that defense is here.
Find the notice sent to the Court here.
This blog is made pursuant to NH Rules of Professional Conduct 3.6 (c) (2).
Joa moves to dismiss his Disorderly Conduct charge due to the fact that there are no witnesses to his alleged conduct other than law enforcement officers. Find that here.
The Attorney representing the Hillsborough, NH Police Department, Attorney George Wattendorf, has officially objected to my representing Joa. He strikes me as a nice fellow.
Here is his objection.
Here is my response.
*UPDATE 03/19/24*
The State’s complaint for criminal trespass is here.
The State’s complaint for disorderly conduct is here.
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