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Resisting Charges Against Cornell Protestors Dismissed

By TChris, Section Court Decisions
Posted on Tue Oct 04, 2005 at 09:13:40 AM EST
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An Ithaca judge dismissed "resisting arrest" charges against five Cornell protestors, in part because she found it "difficult to understand" a prosecutor's assertion that was contradicted by documentary evidence. In other words, she thinks the prosecutor lied to her.

Cornell, where the sit-in occurred, asked the assistant district attorney to adjourn the case against the protestors in contemplation of dismissal. The prosecution told the court that no such request had been made, but an email to Cornell from the District Attorney made clear that the request had been made and rejected.

The judge also found no discernible rationale for the prosecution's decision to file resisting arrest charges against only five of the eight protestors who were arrested. All eight still face trespassing charges, but the judge dismissed the resisting charges in the interest of justice.

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    Re: Resisting Charges Against Cornell Protestors D (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:04:40 PM EST
    Surprise, surprise - this is the same DA who shopped the St. Patrick's Four to the Feds in a fit of pique. He also used forged evidence (by the state police, no less) in a trial some years ago, and I've always found it hard to believe that he didn't know.

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