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General / NH Supreme Court: COPSLIE vanity plate case update

« on: November 06, 2013, 12:17:15 AM »

Update:

The NH Supreme Court has scheduled this case for oral argument this
Thursday, November 7, 2013.  The court will be giving me 5 minutes to
make my case.  They're giving the Attorney General's office 15 minutes.
Amicus curiae New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union will be getting 10
minutes.

There's an article about this which appeared on the front page of the
Portsmouth Herald on Sunday, October 13, 2013:

  http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20131013-NEWS-310130329

Oral argument will be at the NH Supreme Court at 1 Charles Doe Dr. (just
off of Hazen Dr.) in Concord, NH 03301, during the morning session...
which essentially means whenever the court wants, between 9:00 A.M. and
12:00 noon.  The official oral argument schedule can be found on the
Supreme Court's Web site:

  http://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/orals/nov_2013.pdf

Oral argument should also be webcast live via the court's streaming
video feed:

  http://www.courts.nh.gov/cstream/index.asp

As always, proceedings in court are "free" and open to the public (for
some definition of "free"...).

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General / URGENT CALL FOR HELP - Liberty-minded lawyer needed!

« on: September 21, 2009, 03:31:30 PM »

As many of you know, for the past year or so, I have been spearheading the Seacoast Liberty Police Anti-corruption Campaign (SEALPAC).

This morning, at a hearing in Strafford County Superior Court, the court discharged the public defender representing me, and told me that I have until the day after tomorrow (Wed. 9/23) at 11:00 A.M. to find a new attorney!

If I don't get an attorney to file an appearance by Wed., they are going to force me to present my case pro se.  That is, without a lawyer.  Needless to say, I will probably loose.  If, however, I can get an attorney to at least file an appearance by 11:00 Wednesday morning, they will postpone the trial to give the new lawyer some time to become familiar with the case.

The charge in this case is for supposedly "resisting" arrest.  Of course, the charge is completely fraudulent.  (You may know me as the guy who was arrested while trying to use a crosswalk in Dover. Details at free-smiley.org.)

If anyone knows of liberty-minded lawyers who might be able to help, PLEASE have them call or e-mail me ASAP!

Any leads, ideas, suggestions, or referrals would be much appreciated!

David "Smiley" Montenegro
smiley@zenzebra.mv.com
1-603-911-2154
PO BOX 763, Farmington, NH 03835
WWW.SEALPAC.ORG

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General / Protest Re Police Misconduct in Dover, NH

« on: December 07, 2008, 10:46:11 PM »

SEAL PAC Demonstration in Downtown Dover
David Montenegro
Seacoast Liberty Police Anti-Corruption Campaign
December 6, 2008

Supporters of the Seacoast Liberty Police Anti-Corruption Campaign (SEAL PAC) gathered in downtown Dover, today, to protest last week's arrest of David Montenegro, and raise awareness about other abuses of police power in Dover. Six of us braved the December chill to gather on the corner of First St. and Central Ave., from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. today.

During this two-hour period, we demonstrated our rights to free speech and peaceful assembly, and received four new complaints alleging misconduct on the part of Dover police. These four complaints come in addition to about two dozen already received, and are typical for a two-hour event. On average, we receive about three complaints for every hour spent talking with the public.



This was also the first of our exhibits not to be visited by local law enforcement. Officers from the Dover police department have shown up at all of SEAL PAC's prior displays; however, not a single uniformed officer appeared at today's event. Today, we demonstrated very clearly that we will not be intimidated or illegally censored.

I, personally, am glad that so many people decided to speak out about this problem. It takes no small amount of bravery to critique the police in a public setting. My thanks go to everyone who came out today for the courage and principle they demonstrated.

SEAL PAC's next gathering will be on Saturday, December 13, 2008, at the same time and in the same location. In case of rain or snow, the event will be held at the same time on the following day. More information about SEAL PAC, including all of our press releases, can be found on the SEAL PAC website: http://tinyurl.com/sealpac.*

The photograph enclosed is Copyright © 2008 by David Montenegro; it is released to all press under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License.

* Also online at http://peapod.podzone.net:1234/hive/sealpac/.