Court lies to jurors, suppresses evidence, and ignores CA law in medicinal pot case

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Jurors say they were duped in case.

The verdict was "the most horrible mistake I have ever made," said Craig of Novato as Rosenthal backers cheered. "We were only given half of the evidence."
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Rosenthal was painted as a common street dealer by the court and...

Before the trial began, he (the judge) barred evidence relating to Proposition 215, the 1996 initiative that legalized marijuana for medical purposes in California. He also excluded evidence that the city of Oakland had deputized Rosenthal in 1998 as an agent to supply medical marijuana to a local cooperative.

"Had we been notified that Ed was deputized by the city of Oakland . . . there's no way we would have convicted him," juror Pamela Klarkowski of Petaluma said Tuesday.
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Another story about the verdict.
 
Then that is your basis for instant appeal. If the naughtiness was harsh enough, it qualifies for an instant set aside. If really, really naughty ... people get fired over it... just don't hold your breath. I fear that the truth lies somewhere in the shadows on this one... hell... on most ALL of them.
 
Well, I think the other side of this is that it was federal charges. Because of this the judge had decided that the fact he was part of a state program was not pertinent.

Therefore he could be painted as a common street dealer and the jurors had no need to know that he was part of a state-sponsored medical program.
 
This needs to go to the Supreme Court. Federal Law trumps state law in cases like this but since it(prop xxx) was a mandate of the people, it could have a bearing. Tis all bullshit anyway. Let 'em get high.
 
In a federal court of law this guy was painted as a common street drug cealer even though he was a city official in a state sponsored medical program.

Repeatedly the defense tried to present the fact that he was part of this medical program and was denied the opportunity every time.

This is hardly a "fair trial" and the result is he could serve many years in prison.
 
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