In 1997, Boundary County, Idaho Prosecutor Denise Woodbury, with the help of special prosecutor Stephen Yagman, charged Lon Horiuchi in state court with involuntary manslaughter over his killing of Vicki Weaver.
The U.S. Attorney filed a notice of removal of the case to federal court, which automatically took effect under the statute for removal jurisdiction where the case was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge on May 14, 1998, who cited the supremacy clause of the Constitution which grants immunity to federal officers acting in the scope of their employment.
The decision to dismiss the charges was reversed by an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit, which held that enough uncertainty about the facts of the case existed for Horiuchi to stand trial on state manslaughter charges.
Ultimately, the then-sitting Boundary County prosecutor, Brett Benson, who had defeated Woodbury in the 2000 election, decided to drop the charges, because he felt it was unlikely the state could prove the case and too much time had passed.
Yagman, the special prosecutor, responded that he “could not disagree more with this decision” than he did.
The Ninth Circuit granted Boundary County’s motion to dismiss the case against Horiuchi on September 14, 2001.
Tom Hyland
3 months ago
These were the years when the government pushed boundaries of creative violence just to show what they could do and get away with. Bush Sr. was president and his attorney general was Bill Barr. Yeah… that guy. Soon after came Bill Clinton and his AG was Janet Reno and together they did Waco. These AG people are highly problematic. Read down the list of the past 30 years who fill this position and it explains so clearly who is applying the boot to the face. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General
Tom Hyland
3 months ago
I thought this anniversary moment might have garnered a few more comments but years come and go so what the hey. Here’s a parody of the Stones’ Sympathy for the Devil done pretty good with a focus on the big lie that most people continue to believe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAqezdQdrHA
When they want you, they WILL get you. Doesn’t matter how well armed or prepared you are, it won’t be enough: die or submit. Maybe die anyway if they want you bad enough. True hell will descend on the nation if the Dems ever get power again. Not that the Republicans are the saviours of the Republic.
Lon Horiuchi, born June 9, 1954 (age 71)
In 1997, Boundary County, Idaho Prosecutor Denise Woodbury, with the help of special prosecutor Stephen Yagman, charged Lon Horiuchi in state court with involuntary manslaughter over his killing of Vicki Weaver.
The U.S. Attorney filed a notice of removal of the case to federal court, which automatically took effect under the statute for removal jurisdiction where the case was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge on May 14, 1998, who cited the supremacy clause of the Constitution which grants immunity to federal officers acting in the scope of their employment.
The decision to dismiss the charges was reversed by an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit, which held that enough uncertainty about the facts of the case existed for Horiuchi to stand trial on state manslaughter charges.
Ultimately, the then-sitting Boundary County prosecutor, Brett Benson, who had defeated Woodbury in the 2000 election, decided to drop the charges, because he felt it was unlikely the state could prove the case and too much time had passed.
Yagman, the special prosecutor, responded that he “could not disagree more with this decision” than he did.
The Ninth Circuit granted Boundary County’s motion to dismiss the case against Horiuchi on September 14, 2001.
These were the years when the government pushed boundaries of creative violence just to show what they could do and get away with. Bush Sr. was president and his attorney general was Bill Barr. Yeah… that guy. Soon after came Bill Clinton and his AG was Janet Reno and together they did Waco. These AG people are highly problematic. Read down the list of the past 30 years who fill this position and it explains so clearly who is applying the boot to the face. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Attorney_General
I thought this anniversary moment might have garnered a few more comments but years come and go so what the hey. Here’s a parody of the Stones’ Sympathy for the Devil done pretty good with a focus on the big lie that most people continue to believe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAqezdQdrHA
When they want you, they WILL get you. Doesn’t matter how well armed or prepared you are, it won’t be enough: die or submit. Maybe die anyway if they want you bad enough. True hell will descend on the nation if the Dems ever get power again. Not that the Republicans are the saviours of the Republic.