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Title: Jury Sends Message to Cops, Go Find REAL CRIMINALS, Acquits Man on Felony Pot Charges (Drug Warriors Displeased )
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Free Thought Project
URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/ju ... cquits-man-felony-pot-charges/
Published: May 30, 2015
Author: Matt Agorist
Post Date: 2015-05-31 01:34:59 by Deckard
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Views: 1257
Comments: 12
Clark County, NV — In an emotional courtroom display Friday, Steven Ficano, 65, embraced his attorney and his wife after the jury read their verdict of “not guilty.” In 2012, Ficano’s house was raided by heroes protecting the citizens of Nevada from the horrors of marijuana plants. For the next three years, Ficano anxiously lived his life thinking that he could live out the rest of his golden years in a cage for the “crime” of treating his pain with a plant. However, the three years that passed since his arrest were undoubtedly a benefit for Ficano in this case. The leaps and bounds that have taken place in regards to America’s acceptance of marijuana legalization had a lot to do with the jury’s verdict. Since he was arrested, Nevada has legalized pot dispensaries. “We’re not used to treating it as a medicine,” Ficano’s attorney, Dustin Marcello said. “Well, those days are over.” The irony here is that if Ficano had gotten prescriptions for opioids and wasted away on these highly addictive pain-blockers, the state would have been just fine with it. However, since he chose to use a natural remedy without the horrid side-effects of nausea, vomiting, constipation, physical dependence, tolerance, respiratory depression and death, he was persecuted. Ficano was found by police to be growing plants at his house for his personal consumption to treat a back injury. The state’s case against him consisted of saying he had too much pot, and they suspected him of selling it. According to the Nevada Review-Journal: In closing arguments, prosecutor Lindsey Moors lifted three cardboard boxes packed with marijuana that police confiscated from Ficano. She dropped each box, one-by-one, in front of the jury box. Moors argued that several signs pointed to Ficano’s intent to sell pot. He had 68 plants, 24 pounds of finished marijuana, a digital scale, more than $51,000 in cash, 26 guns and “not a single pot baked-good located in his home.” However, the jury was able to see past the attempt to demonize a man who had caused no harm to anyone. Not that having guns and large quantities of marijuana is immoral in any way, but the prosecution’s attempt to sway the jurors into believing Ficano was a criminal for having these things, failed miserably. The guns were antique lever-action rifles, collectible pistol sets, and historic muskets, Ficano’s lawyer said. The money was cash Ficano had pulled out of his bank account during the recession. Some of the pot had been stored in jars so long that it had grown moldy. Most of the plants were either male or too immature to produce buds. The jury took only one hour to deliberate before highlighting the gross waste of taxpayer money in paying police, prosecutors, judges, and jurors to persecute a man who morally had done nothing wrong. This verdict is yet another piece of evidence showing that Americans are becoming tired of seeing people kidnapped, locked in cages, or killed for their own personal choices. Jurors have the power to overturn the war on drugs tomorrow. All they have to do is acquit all non-violent drug offenders. For more information check out our archives on jury nullification.
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#1. To: Deckard (#0)
The USA has adopted the approach of the ol' German NAZI boots to "regulate" society in a way that reflects the whims of a desperate government that doesn't even bother to control its own national borders. It is refreshing to the USA that Ficano is free.
The guns were antique lever-action rifles, collectible pistol sets, and historic muskets, Ficano’s lawyer said. The money was cash Ficano had pulled out of his bank account during the recession. Some of the pot had been stored in jars so long that it had grown moldy. Most of the plants were either male or too immature to produce buds. The jury took only one hour to deliberate before highlighting the gross waste of taxpayer money in paying police, prosecutors, judges, and jurors to persecute a man who morally had done nothing wrong. It is getting harder and harder for the g0vt to fill the jury with idiots, more and more a juror or two is on the jury who has been made an enemy by the actions of the enforcers of the g0vt rules, more and more often there is one or more that realizes that the police are the enforcement arm of the oligarchy whose whole purpose in life seems to be giving young men criminal records so they can never own a gun legally. As for the DA's well for the past twenty years folks have been waking up to them.
And those nazi tactics became the down fall of the g0vt. At 71 I'm not sure i will live to see the revolution, but I honestly believe my children will, unless killed by the enforcers.
All in small denominations.
Yay! Let's hear it for jury nullifiction. Yay! The people have spoken. Jury nullification for accused drug dealers = Good
All in small denominations. How quaint. Perhaps he save his lunch money over many years.
He said he withdrew it from the bank. And banks do that. Ask the bank for $51,000 cash and they give it to you in small bills. Unwrapped. In a paper bag. Not guilty, my ass. Probably one doper on the jury who refused to convict.
Of course!
Who cares if he has cash. Big government Republican.
Normally, no one. But if someone has 68 marijuana plants, 24 pounds of finished marijuana, a digital scale and 26 guns, the cash (in small bills) can lead some people to believe he might be a drug dealer. Ya think? But, you say, he wasn't caught dealing drugs. Doesn't matter. Possession of more than one ounce is a felony. He was somewhat over that limit.
Cops don't deserve any sort of "jury nullification" as cops are professionally trained government sponsored killers.
Ya think? But, you say, he wasn't caught dealing drugs. Doesn't matter. Possession of more than one ounce is a felony. He was somewhat over that limit. "It doesn’t matter"....until a cop goes on trial for different charges but with relativity paralleled to an equivalent situation while considering the same proportional solid evidence found. Then when the cop is is found innocent, watch the HYPOCRITES scream the asses off about gross miscarriage of justice, paid off judges, stupid jurors and all the other stuff that comes flooding out of their mouths.
In 2012, Ficano’s house was raided by heroes protecting the citizens of Nevada from the horrors of marijuana plants.
#2. To: Deckard (#0)
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However, the jury was able to see past the attempt to demonize a man who had caused no harm to anyone. Not that having guns and large quantities of marijuana is immoral in any way, but the prosecution’s attempt to sway the jurors into believing Ficano was a criminal for having these things, failed miserably.
#3. To: buckeroo (#1)
The USA has adopted the approach of the ol' German NAZI boots to "regulate" society in a way that reflects the whims of a desperate government that doesn't even bother to control its own national borders.
#4. To: Deckard (#0)
"more than $51,000 in cash"
#5. To: buckeroo (#1)
"It is refreshing to the USA that Ficano is free."
Jury nullification for accused cops = What say you, hypocrite?
#6. To: misterwhite (#4)
"more than $51,000 in cash"
#7. To: Gatlin (#6)
"Perhaps he save his lunch money over many years."
#8. To: misterwhite (#7)
#9. To: misterwhite (#7)
#10. To: A K A Stone (#9)
"Who cares if he has cash.'
#11. To: misterwhite (#5)
Jury nullification for accused cops = What say you ...
#12. To: misterwhite (#10)
...if someone has 68 marijuana plants, 24 pounds of finished marijuana, a digital scale and 26 guns, the cash (in small bills) can lead some people to believe he might be a drug dealer.
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