Refuge Occupiers Ask Court To Prevent Simultaneous Prosecutions [View all]
by Conrad Wilson OPB | June 16, 2016 2:45 p.m. | Updated: June 16, 2016 4:37 p.m.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco heard oral arguments Thursday related to the defendants accused of conspiring to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge — and their unique legal situation of facing complicated criminal trials in two states.
Defense attorneys say it’s unconstitutional for defendants to face two separate federal prosecutions in two different districts simultaneously. Seven of the defendants charged with occupying the Oregon wildlife refuge have also been charged in Nevada, related to a 2014 armed standoff between ranchers and government employees ...
The ruling from the 9th Circuit matters because it would govern how the district courts in Nevada and Oregon handle future writs ...
The Appeals Court could rule in a matter of weeks.
http://www.opb.org/news/series/burns-oregon-standoff-bundy-militia-news-updates/oregon-malheur-refuge-occupiers-9th-circuit-court/
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