[Ppnews] Scott Demuth legal update

[Political Prisoner News]

http://davenportgrandjury.wordpress.com/updates/

 From the legal team: "Since our last hearing on February 23, we have 
been reviewing materials in preparation for trial, and have been 
filing motions to dismiss the government's superseding indictment. We 
have moved to dismiss based on the language of the indictment being 
so vague and open-ended that it fails to state the scope of the 
alleged conspiracy or what supposed role Scott played in it.  Another 
motion has been filed based on the statute of limitations, since the 
superseding indictment came over five years after the ALF action at 
Spence.  We are also in the process of drafting additional motions, 
including others which will seek to dismiss the charge against Scott.

In addition, we filed a motion for Bill of Particulars, requesting 
that the government clearly state what criminal acts they are alleging Scott
participated in. Along with this, we filed a motion for Rule 12 
notice, requiring the government to state what specific evidence they intend to
introduce at trial. The Magistrate Judge ruled against us on both 
these motions and we have moved for the trial judge to reconsider the 
Magistrate's rulings.

Our next court date is a pretrial conference scheduled for Monday, 
April 12 at 10:30 in front of Magistrate Judge Shields, which will address open
discovery matters and specifics regarding trial. The trial is set to 
begin on Monday, May 3 and we are preparing for it to start on 
schedule, even though we hope the trial judge rules in our favor and 
the case is dismissed before then."

2. Defense funds and fiscal sponsor still needed

As we've known all along, Scott's legal fees will increase 
considerably as we approach trial. We just got an estimate from his 
legal team about his expected expenses: $50,000! We need help raising 
this money!

Please consider donating to his defense through PayPal at 
http://davenportgrandjury.wordpress.com, or by making a check out to 
Coldsnap Legal Collective with "EWOK!" in the memo line, and sending 
it to EWOK! c/o Coldsnap, PO Box 50514, Minneapolis, MN 55405. And 
please spread the word to all your loved ones!

We're also still looking for a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to 
act as our fiscal sponsor so that folks can make tax-deductible 
donations to the defense fund. If you have any leads, please email us 
at scottandcarrie at riseup.net.




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