[R-G] John recharged, Re: John Graham charges dropped...

[Macdonald Stainsby]

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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