[Indigsol] John Graham RECHARGED!!
Lia Tarachansky
lia.tarachansky at gmail.com
Fri Oct 3 14:07:31 PDT 2008
Word from his family is that they have already recharged him, even before he
saw the sun again. I hate bad news. Send your strongest wishes for strength
to the family and John, of course.in sadness and strength
,Macdonald
Macdonald Stainsby wrote:
> U.S. indictment against man charged in 1975 slaying of Canadian woman
> dismissed
>
> 1 hour ago
>
> SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A judge in South Dakota has dismissed the indictment
> against a Canadian man in the decades-old slaying of Annie Mae Aquash, a
> fellow Canadian aboriginal activist.
>
> John Graham was charged with the shooting death of Aquash on the Pine Ridge
> Indian Reservation in South Dakota in 1975. Both Graham and Aquash,, a
> Mi'kmaq from Pictou, N.S., were affiliated with the American Indian
> Movement.
>
> Graham's lawyer asked federal Judge Lawrence Piersol to dismiss the
> indictment against his client on technical grounds.
>
> The lawyer argued that the U.S. government didn't have jurisdiction because
> the accused and victim were both members of Canadian tribes.
>
> Prosecutors argued that the indictment was sound because the other man
> indicted and already convicted, Arlo Looking Cloud, fits the U.S. definition
> of Indian.
>
> Although Monday's scheduled trial in Rapid City, S.D., is now off,
> officials say prosecutors can seek another indictment against Graham.
>
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