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<h2><b>Report on Carlos Montes court day hearing<br>
of January 25, 20012 </b></h2><font size=3>Today there was an extremely
serious development in Carlos' case. LA County Superior Court Judge
Lomeli denied the motion to dismiss the 6 felony charges, setting the
stage for trial later this year. Prosecutors have stated in the press
that Carlos may face about five years in prison. The fight is on!
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Today we had a good turnout of support with people who packed the
courtroom. Carlos and his attorney had presented a motion to drop the
charges on the grounds of insufficient evidence. Specifically challenging
the state's claim that Carlos has a felony conviction from his 1969
persecution for leading a student strike demanding Chicano/a Studies and
Black Studies at ELA College. During the student strike of Chicano and
Black students, the LA County Sheriff's Department invaded the college
campus during a rally. The Sheriffs confronted students beating and
arresting some. Carlos was arrested and charged with assaulting a
Sheriff's Deputy. The legal record does not support the DA contention
that Carlos has a felony conviction. The DA and court continue to move
forward with this unjust prosecution based on a 42 year old case. This is
really about Carlos' deep and long involvement in the antiwar, migrants'
rights and solidarity movements that challenge US empire. Carlos needs
your support! <br><br>
The state via the DA and Judicial system wants to put Carlos in jail for
his political activism. We need to continue to build on the support
Carlos has and get ready for a full trial, where Carlos believes that a
jury of his peers will find him not guilty, but we have to fight!
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The next court date is February 8, were Carlos and team will continue the
discovery process on the Sheriffs to get ready for trial! Please see our
web site for further details on time and location for an emergency
meeting in Los Angeles, on Saturday, February 11, 2012. <br><br>
Committee to Stop FBI Repression <br><br>
<a href="http://www.stopfbila.net/" eudora="autourl">www.stopfbila.net<br>
</a>(626) 532-7164 <br><br>
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