Judge in SF 8 Case Delays Bail Decisions

Judge in SF 8 Case Delays Bail Decisions

Judge Moscone opened up the Wednesday hearing
on bail motions for the San Francisco 8 by
announcing that he will not make any bail
determinations until he has heard all motions for
all six of the bail-eligible brothers. Neither
Jalil Muntaqim nor Herman Bell is currently bail
eligible as they are both still serving New York State sentences.

Richard Brown’s Bail Motion

Richard Mazer, representing Richard Brown
presented a very compelling case for Richard’s
bail being set at a reasonable amount and offered
additional options to the court to assure his
presence for all hearings. It was made abundantly
clear that Richard is not a flight risk due to
his very deep community ties and that he is no
danger to the community. His many years of
devotion to his family and community as well as
his service as a Community Court Judge Arbitrator
were emphasized to counter the repetitive litany
from the prosecutors who claim that the only
issue relevant to bail is the “killing of cops.”

Attorney Mazer also emphasized that the only
government evidence is weak and based on the
contradictory and perjurious testimony of Ruben
Scott, whose role as a government informant was
bought for by offers of immunity. Mazur said
Richard Brown’s incentive to appear is great,
just as it was during the Grand Jury hearings in
2005, because “when the defendant knows the
government’s case is weak, he has reasons to
stick around.” Mazur was clear when arguing that
the purpose of bail is not punitive. He also
responded to renewed statements by prosecutors
likening the SF 8 case to cold-cases in the South
by saying that he resents “the fact that they
wrap themselves up in the flag of prosecuting civil rights cases.”

Critical Medical Issues

The most critical situation for Richard Brown is
his deteriorating vision. He has lost sight in
one eye and has severely reduced vision in the
other. Richard was just diagnosed with narrow
angle glaucoma – which if not treated
aggressively can lead to total loss of vision. It
appears that he has now been scheduled for
surgery and a more proactive treatment regimen.
It was argued that Richard’s medical condition be
considered in setting reasonable bail, but the
prosecutors opposed this argument as well.

Court Continues August 20th

The court schedule resumes with bail motions for
Hank Jones, Francisco Torres and Harold Taylor on
Monday and Tuesday, August 20 & 21 at 9 am.
Scheduled for Wednesday, August 22 are motions
including discovery, pre-charging delays and
decisions on sealing some documents. August 28,
court is scheduled to hear Demurs – which are
motions claiming there is insufficient evidence
to prosecute the case. The hearings are in
Department 23 on the third floor at 850 Bryant
Street in San Francisco. Please attend when you can to support these brothers.

There will be a demonstration in front of the
courthouse on Monday, August 20 at 8 am at 850 Bryant Street in San Francisco.



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