[Ppnews] AETA Prosecution Thrown Out!

Mon Jul 12 17:18:00 EDT 2010

AETA Prosecution Thrown Out!

A California federal court judge has thrown out the first ever 
prosecution under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act of the AETA 4 
(Adriana Stumpo, Maryam Khjavi, Nathan Pope and Joseph 
Buddenberg).    The AETA 4 were accused of picketing and handing out 
leaflets regarding animal experimenters--patently constitutionally 
protected activities.  The court granted defendants' motions to 
dismiss on the basis that the indictment fails to allege the facts of 
the crimes charged with sufficient specificity to meet the 
requirements of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution and Fed. R. 
Crim.P. 7(c)(1). The court granted the motion "without prejudice," 
meaning that the government may re-file the charges again if they so 
choose.  But, for now, a victory for activists everywhere!

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