Note the line: "the Court denied Simkanin the opportunity present any expert defense witnesses or legal evidence". This is what our country has come to. Secret courts; incarceration with no lawyers, trials, or even charges; "trials" where the defendants are prohibited from presenting any evidence; "Sneak & Peek" secret searches... "The Terrorists" have indeed won: they are running this asylum. -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:06:23 -0600 From: "Bob Schulz (DO NOT REPLY - Unmonitored Mailbox)" To: measl@mfn.org Subject: [We The People] Non-Withholding Employer Simkanin Trial Ends: Mistrial Do not reply to this message -- it was sent from an unmonitored mailbox. If you can't read this, visit http://www.givemeliberty.org/mailroom http://www.givemeliberty.org/mailroom to see the message. We respect your privacy. To REMOVE yourself or JOIN our e-mail list, see below. http://www.givemeliberty.org/ http://www.givemeliberty.org/aboutus.htm http://www.givemeliberty.org/projects.htm My WTP https://givemeliberty.org/user/info/mywtp.aspx mailto:info@givemeliberty.org 11-26-03 Employer Simkanin Prosecution Ends in Mistrial Judge Stymies Both Jury & Defense DOJ Intends to Retry Simkanin ASAP Jury Hung at 11-1 Favoring Acquittal After almost 6 months of incarceration in isolation awaiting his federal trial, non-withholding employer Dick Simkanin's trial ended this evening in a mistrial after the jury was unable to reach a verdict on federal charges that Simkanin failed to Withhold taxes from his employees. Simkanin, a successful Bedford, Texas business owner, had been charged with 12 counts of Willful Failure to Withhold employment taxes for his employees and 15 counts of filing False Claims for requesting refunds of tax pre-payments that had been made by Simkanin on behalf of those employees. Facing years in federal prison, his trial lasted only hours, beginning and ending yesterday - largely because the Court denied Simkanin the opportunity present any expert defense witnesses or legal evidence regarding the contested legal obligations under US income tax statutes. Jury deliberations started this morning and the mistrial was declared around 6 PM Central time. Reports from sources close to the Simkanin team was that the jury hung 11-1 in favor of acquittal. (continued...) Click Here http://www.givemeliberty.org/rtplawsuit/update11-26-03.htm to read the Full Article Register On-Line Now! Give Me Liberty 2004 The First Annual We The People Foundation & Congress National Conference Washington DC, Thursday-Saturday, January 22-24, 2004 Click Here http://www.givemeliberty.org/convention/GML2004.htm to read the Full Announcement _____ GO TO the WTP home page, www.GiveMeLiberty.org http://www.givemeliberty.org Join the historic class-action lawsuit http://www.givemeliberty.org/RTPLawsuit/InfoCenter.htm against the U.S. Government. Read and sign the Petitions http://www.givemeliberty.org/FreedomDrive/Redress/SignPetitions.htm for Redress of Grievances regarding the Government's abuse of its limited war-making, taxing, and monetary powers and its ongoing assault on the Bill of Rights. Click Here http://www.givemeliberty.org/donations/donate-join.htm to make a donation and help fund the soon-to-be-filed historic lawsuit and the ongoing efforts of WTP. You have our sincerest Thanks. Our secure, on-line system supports one-time, monthly and twice-monthly e-donations. We support all major credit cards and can process donations from your checking account and PayPal as well. Our subscription-type donations can be stopped or changed by you at anytime either on-line or by request to our offices. We can also process any form of donation via mail. Our mailing address is: WTP 2458 Ridge Road Queensbury, NY 12804. All donations to the WTP Foundation are tax deductible. This message was sent to address measl@mfn.org If this is NOT you, you are not on the WTP mailing list. We value and respect your privacy. To unsubscribe from our mailing list, click here: PLEASE DELETE ME mailto:remove@givemeliberty.org?subject=unsubscribe If this message was forwarded to you by a friend and you'd like us to send you regular updates, please visit http://www.givemeliberty.org/mailroom/ and subscribe. Already on our list, and want to update your information? Visit http://www.givemeliberty.org/mailroom/. To send an email to Bob Schulz, click here mailto:bob@givemeliberty.org . (mailto:bob@givemeliberty.org)