Time: Wed May 21 17:05:33 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA27749; Wed, 21 May 1997 13:34:06 -0700 (MST) id QAA07863; Wed, 21 May 1997 16:29:05 -0400 (EDT) id QAA07848; Wed, 21 May 1997 16:29:00 -0400 (EDT) id AA29399; Wed, 21 May 1997 16:28:56 -0400 by usr06.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id NAA09446 for <snetnews@world.std.com>; Wed, 21 May 1997 13:28:51 -0700 (MST) Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 16:59:26 -0700 To: snetnews@world.std.com From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SNET: Montana: Lopez Trial Lawyer Retaliation ? -> SearchNet's SNETNEWS Mailing List Which federal judge? Charles C. Lovell? /s/ Paul Mitchell http://www.supremelaw.com At 10:12 AM 5/21/97 +0000, you wrote: > >-> SearchNet's SNETNEWS Mailing List > >Montana: Lopez Trial Defence Lawyer Retaliation ? > >Yesterday attorney Matt Sisler was sanctioned by a federal judge in >Helena, Montana. Sisler is not a Freeman supporter and is in fact a >conservative law abiding citicen who lives in Missoula, Montana. >Sisler is also an extremely brilliant young attorney having entered >the practice of law several years ago after completing a lengthy >tenure as clerk to the Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Gene >Turnage. There are two notable anomalies surrounding the Federal >Judge's Comments 1) three days previously sisler had filed materials >in a secret proceeding before the Montana Supreme Court, includding >the report prepared from Phoenix investigator Mike Roe, which >implicate several notable montana individuals in drug trafficking , >2) the same courtroom had been the situs of the dismissal of drug >trafficking and money laundering charges against Mr A. Luciano. the >allegations involved the now defunct Whitefish Muntain Bank. > > >From: Al Hauff <mtpatriot@imt.net> > Editor, Big Sky Patriot > > > >Subject: State vs Lopez Federal Trial, Helena Montana > >For those of you who have sent e-mail in the last few days and not received >an answer, I must apologize. I am sending this out to everyone that we >have recently had contact with as my e-mail box is stuffed and it will take >several days to get through it all. I don't know who all has sent mail so >this message will go to everyone. > >I have just returned home a few minutes ago after attending the trial of >Gerry Lopez of Eureka, MT vs. US Government. For those who are not >familiar I will give a very brief outline. Lopez was indicted on the >charge of a felon possessing a firearm. Lopez had legal problems while >growing up in Miami, Florida as a teen. Lopez was convicted and sent to >prison for 26 months only to be released mid-sentence after the government >decided he had been illegally sentenced. Lopez was not a US citizen at the >time but became a citizen some 16 years later after proving he was worthy >by keeping his record clean. After receiving citizenship Lopez was told >that he had the rights of any other citizen and could now possess firearms. > Lopez assisted his wife in the trade of a 45 Cal handgun for a Winchester >30/30 rifle for the oldest Lopez son in 1994. Lopez wanted to take his son >deer hunting. It is this transaction that the BATF and US Attorney used to >indict Mr. Lopez with. Attorney Matt Sissler of Missoula provided the >defense for Mr. Lopez in Judge Lovell's Federal Court in Helena, MT. Mr. >Sissler prepared an adequate defense only to have all of the witnesses >declared irrelevant by judge Lovell except for Lopez's immediate family. >Tuesday PM at about 1:30 the jury returned a verdict of guilty. Mr. Lopez >was taken into custody in the court room and is now incarcerated in the >Lewis and Clark County jail in Helena, MT. A hearing will be held tomorrow >morning at 9:00 AM to decide if Lopez can be returned to his family until >the Aug. 7 sentencing. In closing arguments this morning, attorney Matt >Sissler was found in "Contempt" and was fined $400 for attempting to defend >Lopez. The judge threatened to jail Attorney Sissler and commented that >Sissler would then be an even greater hero with the "Freemen." > >The Lopez family needs your support and prayers. Two young boys lost their >father today and a wife lost her husband. Lopez's elderly mother was in >attendance and she has a heart condition. She was not doing well when she >was taken from the courtroom by the Lopez family minister. > >Lopez faces up to 60 months in the Fed slammer according to sentencing >guidelines, but with what I have seen these past days anything is possible >with this court. An appeal to a higher court is an option but this will >take time and with the attitude of the federal justice system this could >take a long time. In the mean time Lopez will remain in jail. > >I am sorry that I cannot report all of the details at this time. I am >exhausted and will try to get more of the story out after I have had some rest. >Help free America! > >Al Hauff >editor >The BIG SKY PATRIOT >URL http://www.imt.net/~mtpatriot > >-> Send "subscribe snetnews " to majordomo@world.std.com >-> Posted by: lawmk@cyber1.cyberhall.com > > > ======================================================================== Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S. : Counselor at Law, federal witness email: [address in tool bar] : Eudora Pro 3.0.1 on Intel 586 CPU web site: http://www.supremelaw.com : library & law school registration ship to: c/o 2509 N. 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