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DESCRIPTION:One Attorney's Brief Brings Down D.A. Bob Lee's House of Cards\n\n\nD.A. 
 Misconduct\nOn Friday, Attorney Alexis Briggs, the most active of all the 
 S.C. 11 attorneys recently, pressed her motion to dismiss charges against 
 one of the seven--Cameron Laurendau.    \n\nBriggs charged and documented 
 misconduct, delay, and falsehoods by district attorney Rebekah Young 
 regarding the inappropriate presence of officers in court, not informing 
 defense of court dates and judge-shopping.   \n\nMost significant--Briggs 
 accused Young repeatedly denying the defense important evidence in spite of 
 repeated requests, something affirmed by the other five attorneys in court 
 as well.\n\n\nBurdick Finally Takes Action\nInitially inclined to dismiss 
 Brigg's motion , Judge Burdick grew more and more disturbed at the mounting 
 evidence and evasive or convoluted replies of Young.  He finally ordered a 
 Hearing to Show Cause why ALL cases shouldn't be dismissed prior to the 
 scheduled Preliminary Hearing on August 20th. \n\nHe rejected rescheduling 
 the Preliminary Hearing to a later time, which put a burden on defense 
 attorneys who now have to prepare both for (a) the Hearing to Dismiss and 
 (b) the longer Preliminary Hearing previously scheduled.\n\nHowever, since 
 Burdick has also ordered Young to produce the missing discovery, it may be 
 that he will dismiss all the cases if she doesn't or postpone them to give 
 time for the defense attorneys to examine the new evidence if she does 
 cough it up.\n\n\nUncertain Monday Outcome\nIn either case, there's likely 
 to be no Preliminary Hearing beginning Monday morning as scheduled.  It is 
 still possible, though highly unlikely, that Burdick will order the 
 Preliminary to proceed--with seven attorneys facing one highly outclassed 
 Assistant D.A. trying to front for cooked-up bankster-backed charges.\n\nIt 
 should still be exciting and eye-opening on Monday to see Young and her 
 boss Bob Lee confronted by a judge.  It's unlikely Burdick will actually 
 sanction (punish) either Lee or Young for this six-month merry-go-round 
 dragging innocent people into court for peaceful protest as a political 
 gesture to reactionaries in the community who which to crush Occupy.  
 \n\nThroughout all this time, of course, Wells Fargo Bank, has been 
 continuing business as usual with protest muted or absent.   Perhaps that 
 will change if these charges are dropped.\n\nThe Friday August 17th hearing 
 is described at 
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/17/18719744.php\n\n\nThe August 
 24th Gary Johnson Hearing\nStill pending: Gary Johnson's 8:30 AM appearance 
 in Courtroom 2 on Friday August 24 to serve the rest of his 6 month jail 
 sentence for "criminal sleep" in front of the courthouse 2 years ago with 
 PeaceCamp 2010. See http://peacecamp2010insider.blogspot.com/ for Gary's 
 blog on the subject.\n\nFolks can put money on his books if he's ordered to 
 jail as is likely.  He's a vegetarian--perhaps a vegan, and needs $25 a 
 week to buy food there from the commissary, as I understand 
 it.\n\n\nAnother Persecution Needs Community Support\nLinda Lemaster is 
 seeking funds to enable her attorney Jonathan Gettleman to take a writ to 
 District Court to challenge the constitutionality of deputies and 
 prosecutors using the "anti-lodging" law to crush political protest. 
 \n\nLinda covered the broader SleepCrime prosecutions against PeaceCamp2010 
 at 
 http://www.thestreetspirit.org/arrested-for-%E2%80%98sleepcrimes%E2%80%99-at-peace-camp-in-santa-cruz/ 
 .  \n\nHer current legal fight is chronicled at  
 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/06/11/18715182.php  ("Appeals Judge 
 Upholds Anti-Homeless "Lodging" Law Against "Lighthouse" Linda 
 Lemaster").\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/18/18719820.php
SUMMARY:Santa Cruz Eleven Scapegoat Special--the Final Chapter...or A Week of Whiplash?
LOCATION:Department 6, Main  Courthouse, 701 Ocean St.\n\nActual length of the 
 hearing is uncertain.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/18/18719820.php
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