RTF Webmaster Pleads Guilty RTF Webmaster to be Convicted on Monday, Sept 23rd Raisethefist.com, Sherman Austin will be convicted on Monday, Sept 23rd as he pleads guilty to felony count: 18 U.S.C. 842 (p)(2)(A): DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO EXPLOSIVES, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION WITH THE INTENT THAT SUCH INFORMATION BE USED IN FURTHERANCE OF A FEDERAL CRIME OF VIOLENCE. The plea bargain gives Austin a felony conviction with 1 month in jail, 5 months in a half-way home and 3 years supervised release. Austin does not start his sentencing on Monday, but will find out the exact date at his court appearance. The arraignment is at the downtown federal building in Los Angeles on 255 east temple on the 3rd floor at 8:30am Another one of those unfortunate chicken defendants we seem to get. He would have got a max of 4-5 at trial. So now he has a felony conviction anyway plus endless parole supervision which gives the Feds way too much control over you. And he gives up a chance to challenge the "Publish Bomb Plans" go to jail law. If you go to trial and lose and do your time you are then free of supervision. Plus you never admitted any crime. A plea is an admission. When you are in custody, your cooperation is the only thing you can deny your captors. See some of the actual links: http://www.raisethefist.com/news.cgi?artical=wire/----9846413t4a.article and http://www.raisethefist.com/news.cgi?artical=wire/----9845643t4a.article -- Posted by Duncan Frissell to The Technoptimist at 9/25/2002 1:54:34 PM Powered by Blogger Pro