Remember, there is a Game & Fish public meeting TODAY, FEBRUARY 9th from 7-9 pm. In spite of several location changes over the past few days, the meeting is STILL at:
Arizona Game & Fish Department Regional Office
555 N. Greasewood Rd. (west of I10, between St. Mary’s and Speedway)
For those who are concerned that the location […]
The Arizona Game and Fish Department will be hearing public comment on February 9 about the proposed hunting regulations for coming year. They will be accepting written comments until March 1. We urge everyone to attend the Feb. 9 meeting AND submit a written comment. Even if you do not wish to make a comment […]
There are two very important upcoming events in Tucson to mark on your calendars and tell all your friends about:
Wednesday, February 8th, 7-9 pm
Defending Mountain Lions: Earth First! and Rod Coronado.
UA College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway (NW corner of Mountain and Speedway), Rm 140
Rod gives an update on his recent conviction for […]
MOUNTAIN LION DEFENDERS NEED YOUR HELP
In March 2004, the Arizona Game & Fish Department defied public outrage and closed Sabino Canyon in order to hunt and cage 4-5 mountain lions that it claimed were showing “insufficient fear” of humans. The Tucson community demanded that the lions be left undisturbed in their canyon home, and Chuk’shon […]
Several mainstream newspaper stories about the Sabino Canyon trial have been posted. To view them, click on “Mainstream Trial Coverage” on the right hand side of the main page, under “Pages.”
The jury’s verdict came back this afternoon guilty on all three charges for both defendants (Rod Coronado and Matt Crozier). Specifically, Rod and Matt were found guilty in federal court of:
Felony conspiracy to interfere with or injure a government official (max 7 years)
Misdemeanor interference with or injury to a forest officer (max 6 […]
from http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/33922.php
Sabino Canyon Trial Update: Day 4, Monday December 12, 2005
by Arizona Indymedia Tuesday December 13, 2005 at 10:24 AM
The case of U.S. v Coronado and Crozier was given to the jury late Monday afternoon after the prosecution brought two additional witnesses to testify. In the closing arguments, the government presented an emotional argument to […]
The trial will definitely be going into next week - Monday and possibly Tuesday.
The trial will continue this afternoon (Friday) at 2pm. It will reconvene Monday morning at 9:30, go until about noon, then reconvene at about 1:15 until about 5. Hopefully it will finish Monday (other than jury deliberations), but given the pace of […]
Yesterday and today, while the jury was absent, the prosecutor made a couple of statements that are very indicative of what this trial is REALLY about.
The prosecutor repeatedly alleged that drawing public attention and trying to influence public opinion was part of a criminal conspiracy and that any reference to Earth First! was part of […]
from http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2005/12/33737.php
Mountain Lion Trial Update: Morning 3
by Atlatl Friday December 09, 2005 at 11:35 AM
This morning saw witnesses testifying to the circumstances regarding Rod Coronado’s arrest. This afternoon we anticipate FBI testimony and the edited version of Esquire reporter John Richardson’s tapes.
This morning, the prosecution’s case continued with a witness from the US Forest Service, […]