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CopBlocker On Trial Tomorrow, Facing Two Years in Prison for Recording State Troopers in Keene, NH
NH Jury activists gathered this morning outside Cheshire superior court in Keene to perform jury outreach prior to jury selection for the trial of James Cleaveland which begins tomorrow morning (Tuesday 12/15) at 9am.
James is facing two “Class A” misdemeanor charges with a possibility of up to two years in prison for being arrested while recording video of police at the scene of a suicidal man in the summer of 2014. The charges are “disorderly conduct” (the state’s favorite catch-all charge) and “resisting arrest”.
James has already had a bench trial at Keene district court, the video of which can be seen here, and was found guilty. District court judge Edward J Burke sentenced him to 1.5 years in jail, suspended, plus a $625 fine. After sentencing, James opted for his right to a jury trial “de novo”, which means, “from the beginning”. So now, not quite a year later, he is being given that trial.
Activists Flyered Potential Jurors with Nullification Info
This morning was jury selection. Nearly all of the jury pool of about 58 people had received the NH Jury trifold last month. (In Cheshire county, petit juries are empaneled for two months.) Usually the jury outreach process involves handing out flyers and opening the door for folks, but in addition today it included activists holding signs featuring phrases like, “2 Years 4 Filming?”, and “Filming the police is not a crime!”
More activists are expected to be on-the-scene tomorrow morning at 8am for further sign-holding, with the trial starting at 9am and expected to last two days. If you can’t make it in person, live tweets will be available on FreeKeene.com and later the full trial video will also be posted to Free Keene.
CopBlocker On Trial Tomorrow, Facing Two Years in Prison for Recording State Troopers in Keene, NH is a post from Cop Block – Badges Don't Grant Extra Rights
Source: http://www.copblock.org/149351/cop-blocker-on-trial-tomorrow-for-recording-troopers/
Right on brothers!! Keep fighting with all your heart! We are winning!!