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Judge eases restrictions on defendants in armed Oregon occupation
Source: Reuters
World | Fri Aug 5, 2016 10:07pm EDT
Judge eases restrictions on defendants in armed Oregon occupation
BY ALEX DOBUZINSKIS
A federal judge ruled on Friday that eight anti-government militants facing criminal charges in the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife center can now communicate with each other ahead of a trial set for next month.
The easing of restrictions imposed as a condition of the pretrial release of four defendants comes after defense lawyers in May accused jail officials of hindering meetings with some of their clients and not providing a confidential phone line.
The four released defendants were prohibited earlier this year from speaking among themselves or with the four others, who remained jailed on charges stemming from the 41-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon.
U.S. District Judge Anna Brown in Portland, Oregon, ruled on Friday that all eight defendants are now "allowed to have contact with each other for the sole purpose of preparing for and participating in trial," set to begin Sept. 7.
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Judge eases restrictions on defendants in armed Oregon occupation
BY ALEX DOBUZINSKIS
A federal judge ruled on Friday that eight anti-government militants facing criminal charges in the armed takeover of an Oregon wildlife center can now communicate with each other ahead of a trial set for next month.
The easing of restrictions imposed as a condition of the pretrial release of four defendants comes after defense lawyers in May accused jail officials of hindering meetings with some of their clients and not providing a confidential phone line.
The four released defendants were prohibited earlier this year from speaking among themselves or with the four others, who remained jailed on charges stemming from the 41-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon.
U.S. District Judge Anna Brown in Portland, Oregon, ruled on Friday that all eight defendants are now "allowed to have contact with each other for the sole purpose of preparing for and participating in trial," set to begin Sept. 7.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oregon-militia-idUSKCN10H026
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