Reply #37: I'm not sure anything can explain the appeals. [View All]

Apparently the courts concluded that the FBI witnesses perjured themselves, coerced witnesses, and concealed evidence. But that was not enough to overturn the conviction?

http://www.noparolepeltier.com/court.html

The Supreme Court won't touch Peltier's case with a ten foot pole, denying cert any time one of his appeals comes their way.

Years ago I heard one tidbit which might be important. According to one source I knew, the FBI is telling everyone behind closed doors that they know Peltier did it, but they can't divulge how they know it. The only sort of proof like that I can imagine is film of the incident, which would raise the question of why the FBI was there to film the incident in the first place, when the incident is supposed to have been an accident. Or, they could be pulling the same gag the Air Force pulled in US v. Reynolds, claiming secret knowledge of the case when in fact they don't have shit and are merely gaming the system to their advantage.

Either way, the Peltier case is a classic example of federal conspiracy and cover-up, one which has succeeded so well that few people outside of the actual events can make guesses about what really happened. From my point of view, that alone is enough to let the guy go.

But there's another thing worth remembering, which is that the U.S. Court system is one medium through which American Indians have been exploited for over two hundred years. There is never real "justice" in Indian country. Peltier's case is just one of literally thousands of examples where the courts fall on the side of the white man despite evidence, precedent, and the law itself.