Things have gone strangely quiet on the Bill White scene. Let’s turn to the infamous Hal Turner case –
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November 1, 2010
Hal Turner: Judge Walter altered the meaning of “true threat”, ignored 40 years of Supreme Court case law on advocating violence, should disqualify himself from further proceedings
Right-wing North Bergen blogger Hal Turner enlists new lawyer in bid to overturn conviction
Monday, November 1, 2010 BY PETER J. SAMPSON
The Record
Hal Turner, the imprisoned ultra-right-wing shock jock from North Bergen, will be represented by new counsel as he seeks to overturn his conviction for threatening to murder three Chicago judges last year. Turner moved to replace his court-appointed public defenders after they missed the 14-day deadline for filing a motion seeking to set aside the jury’s verdict and grant a new trial. But U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter, who presided over three trials before a jury finally found Turner guilty on Aug. 13 of using his Internet blog to threaten the judges, last week refused another of Turner’s requests — that the judge disqualify himself from any further proceedings in the case.
In a letter written from his cell at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, Turner protested he was not given a fair trial and specifically accused the judge of committing legal errors and abuse of his discretionary powers, the prosecutors of misconduct and his public defenders of botching his defense.
Turner blasted the judge for ignoring “40 years of Supreme Court case law which protects advocating violence,” for altering the definition of a “true threat,” and for disregarding his use of “crude political hyperbole” as defined by the high court.
“If [that] wasn’t bad enough,” Turner continued, “you willfully concealed from all three juries in all three of my trials, a ‘blanket letter of declination’ issued by the United State Attorney for the District of New Jersey (my home state) which says I would not be prosecuted for anything I said on my radio show or anything I published on my web site because I was trained by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and knew the legal limits of protected speech.” Turner added he received “this legal advice from the FBI in my role as a National Security Intelligence Operative” for the JTTF. FBI documents confirm Turner was highly valued as a confidential intelligence source on extremists in the white supremacist movement, but his handler denied ever giving Turner legal advice on the limits of protected speech. In addition, prosecutors claim there never was a “blanket letter of declination” giving Turner free reign to say whatever he pleased.Turner moved to replace his court-appointed public defenders after they missed the 14-day deadline for filing a motion seeking to set aside the jury’s verdict and grant a new trial. Turner called it the “last straw in a long series of foul-ups, blunders, failures and missteps.”
The judge relieved Turner’s lawyers, noting they agreed new counsel should be appointed, and said he will name a replacement within 10 days. In a seemingly contradictory ruling, the judge also granted Turner’s request for an extension of time to file a motion for a new trial, then summarily denied the motion. “The court is thoroughly familiar with the history of this case and the testimony and evidence produced at trial, and has determined that a new trial is not required in the interests of justice,” Walter wrote.
A federal court jury in Brooklyn took less than two hours to find Turner, 48, guilty of threatening three federal appeals court judges after they upheld handgun bans in Chicago and Oak Park, Ill., last year. Turner was immediately locked up as a danger to the community. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine at his sentencing Dec. 3.Turner’s first two trials, in December and March, ended in mistrials after the juries deadlocked with the majorities reportedly favoring acquittal.
E-mail: sampson@northjersey.com
Uptick in Hal Turner chatter:
Oye.times
William Belle
Nov 6, 2010 Anti abortionists murder by proxy
“…Mr. Turner was arrested on June 3, 2009 on charges of inciting his website’s readers to take up arms against the officials. There have been 3 trials. The first trial ended with the jury being deadlocked, the 2nd was declared a mistrial but the 3rd trial found him guilty on August 13, 2010 of threatening the 3 judges. He faces up to 10 years in prison.
Hal Turner, in his defence, stated that he did not say that he himself would kill the judges; he merely said that they deserve to be killed…”
[Which makes all the difference under the freedom of speech laws-americafarm]
Newshounds, Nov 11, 2010
http://www.newshounds.us/2010/11/11/michelle_malkin_calls_obamas_indonesia_trip_a_jihadipromoting_jaunt.php
Hal Turner was associated with Hannity, so that makes Michelle Malkin you know what.
Roberto del Rio – In praise of lynch mobs
October 10, 2010
“…Anonymous does more than shit on the intellectual property owners. They shit on just about anyone who takes themselves too seriously, for vaguely important reasons. Case in point the December 2006 and January 2007 rape of white supremacist radio host Hal Turner’s website. What followed was the deleting of Hal Turner from the internet, which cost him thousands in bandwidth bills. He sued 4chan, eBuam’s World, 7chan and others for copyright infringement. His plea for injunction was not granted and due to a lack of letters from the court, the suit lapsed…”
Read more: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/proper-nouns-in-the-773/2010/10/a-word-to-the-wise-or-how-anonymous-will-save-our-lives-1.html#ixzz15SgGl8Pu
Adam R. Gold, Crimson editorial writer – It’s okay if we do it
November 12, 2010
“…In providing average citizens with ammunition, Butler has contributed to the increasing militarization of the Internet. Regardless of his motives, releasing Firesheep has generated the same mixture of fear, confusion, and general hilarity associated with the Anonymous movement and its various hacker collectives, like 4chan. These hacker groups have been attacking a range of targets, from white supremacist Hal Turner to teen sensation Justin D. Bieber, for most of the decade, and while their victims tend to be people most Harvard students love to hate, innocents can get caught in the crossfire. For instance, Apple’s stock price dropped significantly in 2008 when 4chan pranksters posted a fake entry on CNN’s iReport that Steven P. Jobs had suffered a heart attack…”
http://www.thecrimson.com/column/fully-charged/article/2010/11/12/firesheep-internet-plugin-websites/
Dana Edwards – Young black man doesn’t like internet vigilante mobs
Boston Independent Examiner
November 15, 2010
“…Hal Turner went on to provide the names of the judges along with information on how to locate them. Hal Turner was arrested on June 24th 2009 for making threats against judges. When the case went to trial Hal Turner admitted to being an FBI informant trained as an agent provocateur. The result was a mistrial. Hal Turner was charged again and was found guilty.
The question as to whether “Anonymous” was right or wrong in their actions is irrelevant. Their actions were illegal and that is what is relevant. It’s also relevant that Hal Turner the admitted FBI informant was convicted. Perhaps someone in the FBI decided that Hal Turner was more trouble than he was worth.”
http://www.examiner.com/independent-in-boston/the-internet-vigilante-mob-hacktivism-or-internet-vigilantes-run-amok
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