Ammon Bundy's lawyers file motion seeking halt to trial while appeals are pending - #BundyTeaParty [View all]
By Maxine Bernstein | The Oregonian/OregonLive
on September 29, 2016 at 5:00 AM
updated September 29, 2016 at 5:03 AM
... His lawyers cite U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown's order that the ownership of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is not on trial in this case, and her judicial notice to jurors that the federal government owns the bird sanctuary in eastern Oregon.
They also cite the judge's ruling preventing Bundy's lawyers from discussing Bundy's contention that he took over the refuge to stake claim to the property through the principle of adverse possession. Bundy is allowed to talk about his intent if he takes the witness stand ...
Philpot, in an accompanying declaration, contends his client has not been able to consult with his lawyers during trial breaks, hasn't had access to pens for note-taking and hasn't had enough to eat during trial ...
As Bundy's appeals await rulings by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the court is expected to continue Thursday with testimony from the Rev. Franklin Graham, Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward and possibly Bundy as well ...
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