Heck, I don’t know, is stupidity a crime? If so, there would be a lot of people in jail. I was (un)fortunate enough to watch most of the trial this week.
What I could gather was she pretty much admitted that she signed petitions she was not the circulator of (which in turn would make her guilty of the crime) but she blames her then attorney Joel Arends.
Not sure what the jury will decide.
I will say this though, it has been entertaining. The witnesses were a large group of Republicans blaming each other for their problems (which is fun to watch, because they all show what a large group of gutless souls they are).
Things I have learned;
The key witness, a child stalking, atheist, communist, liberal blogger (not my words) was never called to the stand even though his name was mentioned more then anyone else, and the trial has proceeded because of his challenge. Kind of a badge of honor for Cory.
Hutterites don’t know much about politics, but they know how to pray, cook food, float about and forge signatures.
I guess a two-time felon and key player in the Jack Abramhoff scandal seemed like a good witness to the prosecution (LMFAO)!
Attorneys may be good at covering your ass, but they are even better at covering their own.
Starbucks Baristas in Sioux Falls seem to know more about the politics of Ann ‘B’ then the rest of us.
But one of the last witnesses in the trial really took the cake. The defense called criminal attorney and all around fashionable pastel tie man, Jeff Beck. Jeff admitted on cross examination that he was ‘fired’ from the SFPD after getting a demotion for ‘moral turpitude’ which really means he shouldn’t be practicing law;
The classification of a crime or other conduct as constituting moral turpitude has significance in several areas of law. First, prior conviction of a crime of moral turpitude (or in some jurisdictions, “moral turpitude conduct”, even without a conviction) is considered to have a bearing on the honesty of a witness and might be used for purposes of the impeachment of witnesses.[4] Second, offenses involving moral turpitude may be grounds to deny or revoke state professional licenses such as teaching credentials,[5] licenses to practice law,[6] or other licensed profession. Third, this concept is of great importance for immigration purposes in the United States, Canada, and some other countries, since offenses which are defined as involving moral turpitude are considered bars to immigration into the U.S.[7]
This trial has been anything but boring. The hammer comes down on Wednesday, and then Stormland TV can go back to scaring old people about a chance of rain and praising our mayor.