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Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 16:59:26 -0700
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From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: SNET: Montana: Lopez Trial Lawyer Retaliation ?


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Which federal judge?  Charles C. Lovell?

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At 10:12 AM 5/21/97 +0000, you wrote:
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>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
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