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Updated: March 14, 2001
The prosecution of dozens of protesters arrested inside the "puppet warehouse" - swept up in a raid that was
the most controversial police action during the Republican National Convention - collapsed last night when
police couldn't identify a single defendant.
Of 31 people facing misdemeanor trial on Monday, undercover state troopers could only recognize three -
and then couldn't tie them to any crimes. Municipal Court Judge James M. DeLeon said that all 31
defendants would see their charges dropped or dismissed today.
A judge found that police had probable cause to raid the "puppet warehouse" during the GOP convention.
PHILADELPHIA When John Sellers was yanked off a Center City street and arrested on Aug. 2 while the Republican National Convention was meeting here, police painted him as a protest ringleader and presented a laundry list of 14 misdemeanor charges against him, and then the district attorney's office got him slapped with $1 million bail.
But when Sellers walked into court on Nov. 14 to defend himself against the charges, prosecutors said they didn't have the evidence to make their case. All charges against him were dismissed.
Anarchist Soccer Blocks Intersection
By Rob Rasch
From: IMC-Philly
By defenestrator
NC 420 UPDATE
420 people arrested during the Republican National
Convention and their court situations.
Numerous people have been asking about whats going on with our legal situation and there is truly little info out
there. Most folks who would be on top of that sort of stuff are immersed in meetings and tying together the basics
around the legal office. In short a good deal of people are overwhelmed with work, too much to really get the
information out. Some (oldish) info is up on the web at thepartysover.org and the Philly indymedia (phillyimc.org)
site.
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