Trial in Sacramento for Abuse and Unlawful Arrest During Tree Demo in Feb. '04

On Tuesday, April 10, the trial of JulieAnne Shull v. County of Sacramento picked a jury.
The trial will continue with opening arguments beginning at 9am on April 11, 2007.

On February 5, 2004, JulieAnne was unlawfully arrested while videotaping a
demonstration on the lawn outside outside the capitol building in
Sacramento. The demonstrator had climbed a tree and attempted to hang a
banner in support of SB 754, the "Heritage Tree Preservation Act".

JulieAnne was arrested and charged with felony conspiracy to commit a
misdemeanor. Though all charges were eventually dropped "in the interest
of justice" (according to the DA), JulieAnne spent almost 5 days in the
Sacramento County Jail.

While incarcerated, she was strip-searched, assaulted by Sacramento County
Sherriff's Deputies Jennifer Page and Rebecca Purdy causing a permanent
shoulder injury, and denied a vegan diet.

The trial will continue at the Sacramento Superior courthouse in Sacramento on
Wednesday, April 11 in Dept 45. Come to show solidarity and to ensure that the
Sacramento County Jail does not continue to get away with such abuses.