[Ppnews] 5/8 Prison Dispatch from Jeff “Free” Luers

[Political Prisoner News]

From: Break Chains <breakthechains02 at yahoo.com>


May 8th, 2007 Prison Dispatch from Jeff "Free" Luers

Hello my friends. I apologize for my absence lately. The last few 
months have been hectic and busy for me, as I'm sure you can imagine. 
My appeal was decided in my favor. I have been working to get the 
lowest sentence possible. And while I can't comment on that at this 
time, I can report some new developments.

In the last couple of weeks, Judge Velure, my trial and sentencing 
judge, has announced his intention to retire July 1st. Velure, who 
has made no secret of his dislike for me, will no longer be able to 
re-sentence me when I go back to court. This will hopefully help to 
level the playing field for my attorneys.

Additionally, my appellate attorney has filed a motion for 
reconsideration on the facts of my case. I am not challenging the 
courts opinion only their statement of facts. In particular, I am 
asking them to change their facts about the Tyree case (attempted 
arson of an oil tanker) to be consistent with the trial evidence.

The purpose for this request is to aid me in post-conviction relief, 
where I anticipate a successful challenge of the evidence used to 
convict me of the attempted arson.

For those not familiar with this aspect of my case, I was convicted 
of two counts of attempted arson and two counts of possession and 
manufacture of a destructive device and this contributed to nearly 
six years of my 22 years and eight months sentence.

The evidence used to convict me was circumstantial evidence linked to 
a community warehouse, kept unlocked, that was rented by a friend and 
I. The only finger prints found at the Tyree site did not match me or 
my codefendant, and recent developments have hinted of the 
possibility that forensic evidence was doctored.

While at present I am focused on re-sentencing and the possibility of 
being released as early as this year, I continue to work toward my 
goal of a just world. Recently, a friend and I have begun to 
co-author a book on climate change and social change, and I am 
pursuing the possibility of going to school for a degree in 
environmental science, either after my release, from prison, or a 
combination of the two.

I am excited about my eventual release which worse case scenario 
should not be more than 4-5 years away. Though I hope and pray it 
will be much sooner.

I look forward to my own personal future as well as being able to 
contribute more on the activist front, and I am deeply excited about 
the possibility of finally meeting many of my long time supporters.

As June 9th, the International Day of Solidarity approaches, I hope 
many of you will remember that our struggle is far from over. The 
last of those convicted for ELF actions will be sentenced and 
imprisoned by the 9th. Our friends from SHAC are already serving out 
their sentences. Our recently arrested allies from the Black Panther 
Party are awaiting their fate after being charged with the killing of 
an Oakland police officer from 30 years ago.

All around us the struggle for earth, animal and human liberation 
continues. It is our voices and our actions that keeps these 
struggles alive. And it is our silence that allows oppression to 
continue. Come this June be loud, be visible, and determined.

- Jeff "Free" Luers

Write to:

Jeff Luers
#13797671
Oregon State Prison
2605 State Street
Salem, Oregon 97310
www.freefreenow.org



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