Tag: Hutaree Militia Trial
By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Sun Feb 12, 2012 at 03:54:53 PM EST
Tags: Hutaree Militia Trial (all tags)
Posted on Sun Feb 12, 2012 at 03:54:53 PM EST
Tags: Hutaree Militia Trial (all tags)
The Hutaree Militia members trial begins Monday. They've been picking the jury for weeks. 48 have been approved and Monday morning both sides will exercise their challenges to end up with a jury of 12 and 4 alternates. The defense says their clients were all talk and their speech is protected under the First Amendment. Most of the evidence comes from two informants who infiltrated the group and made secret recordings. The defense says:
"The recordings tendered thus far make it eminently clear that the group's objectives, even in their darkest light, included (1) exercising their First Amendment rights to free speech ... and (2) training to survive and defend themselves and their families in the event of chaos or an invasion by anti-American forces."
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