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After he was
sentenced, he spent a month in 23-hour lockdown in a cold cell in Jackson,
Michigan in unsanitary and inhumane conditions. He has now been moved to
Marquette prison. On February 24, the court will hear his appeal on the
grounds of unclean evidence and perjury of a juror (see details below).
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Please urgently
donate to the Pinkney Legal Fund at BANCO’s website www.bhbanco.com ·
Write and send
books to Rev. Pinkney at this address – Rev. Edward Pinkney ·
Send money directly
to Rev. Pinkney through JPay (www.jpay.com).
(Enter Michigan as the state and his
prisoner number, 294671). ·
Stay alert for more
support actions around Rev. Pinkney’s appeal hearing, scheduled for Feb 24
at 1pm at the Berrien County Courthouse. “I
am a political prisoner being held in Marquette Prison and I remain in great
spirits despite the racist injustice that has landed me here. This attack on me and on democracy in
Benton Harbor shows that Whirlpool is determined to crush anyone who stands
in its way. It is part of a process
underway across the US in various forms.
Let’s confront the corporations that are destroying this country.” – Rev.
Edward Pinkey, from his statement below Circulated by Payday men’s network, 215-848-1120 payday@paydaynet.org |
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Rev. Pinkney has been moved to the north country – please
write to him and/or send reading material: Rev.
Edward Pinkney Prisoner
# 294671 Marquette
Branch Prison 1960
US Highway 41South Marquette,
MI 49855 Warden
Robert Napel 906-226-6531 I am paying a debt to society which I do not owe The Berrien County
Court system has undermined the respect and confidence of the community in
its application of the law and the takeover of the city of Benton Harbor,
Michigan. The court system has
stolen time from me. I am paying time
with my life, family life, and community.
I’m required to serve a sentence while several issues are being
decided in the court — and paying a debt to society that I do not owe. I have already raised
substantial issues. I am entitled to a
directed verdict of Not Guilty based on constitutionally insufficient
evidence under the Beyond a Reasonable Doubt standard. I also assert that I am entitled to a
directed verdict based on the issue that was resolved in favor of the
defendant in People v. Hall (10/23/14).
Under MCL 168.937 and
based on due process, statutory construction, and the rule of lenity, a
petition circulator cannot be subjected to a felony conviction and penalty
when notice and warnings on the petition form, provided by the government,
indicate that one may only be subject to a misdemeanor conviction and
penalty. A misdemeanor
conviction and penalty may only be imposed under a specific statue, MCL
168.544, specifically proscribed acts of falsifying election petitions. For this reason, the convictions under MCL
168.937 must be vacated. Due process
also requires this result, as the rule of lenity is mandated by due process. This result is also
required by the issue that the jury was not constitutionally adequate, based
on the arguments raised in my motion for a new trial relating to juror Gail
Freehling concealing information during the jury selection. I am a political
prisoner being held in Marquette Prison and I remain in great spirits despite
the racist injustice that has landed me here.
This attack on me and on democracy in Benton Harbor shows that
Whirlpool is determined to crush anyone who stands in its way. It is part of a process underway across the
US in various forms. Let’s confront
the corporations that are destroying this country. Rev.
Edward Pinkney |
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