Derek Copp’s roommate, Conor Michael Bardallis, appeared in Hudsonville District Court this morning and waived his right to a probable cause hearing on a charge of delivery of marijuana.
Bardallis, 21, is accused of selling 3 grams of pot to an undercover officer in February for $50. He and Copp, both Grand Valley State University students, shared an off-campus apartment where Copp was shot and injured by Ottawa County Deputy Ryan Huizenga during a raid by a police drug team.
Copp, 20, was arraigned Wednesday on a charge of delivery of marijuana. He also waived his probable-cause hearing, sending his case to Ottawa County Circuit Court. He is accused of selling 3.3 grams of marijuana to an undercover officer for $60 just hours before the raid at his Campus View apartment. [If there's a crime here, it's selling weed at $60/eighth! --"R"R]
Copp acknowledged at his arraignment that he had recently smoked marijuana. The admission came when the judge asked if Copp would be “clean or dirty” if given a drug test. Copp said dirty, because he smoked marijuana April 14.
It is a sad state of society when law enforcement finds it necessary to raid the home of a 20 year old kid in paramilitary style fashion simply over selling some plant material. What makes this case so unique is that law enforcement shot him for it.
This is the fear that millions of Americans face each and every day. We are afraid that soldiers will bust into our homes, shoot our husbands, wives, children, pets, steal our property, confiscate our bank accounts, and leave us penniless, homeless or in a cage simply for choosing a safer alternative to dangerous pharmaceuticals, tobacco, or alcohol.
Does this sound like a free country to you?
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source: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/04/derek_copps_roommate_conor_bar.html
And when is the shooter going on trial for attempted manslaughter?
A perfect case for jury nullification, if it goes to jury trial. Everyone, please, tell as many people as you can about jury nullification just in case you get called up!
“Although a jury’s refusal relates only to the particular case before it, if a pattern of such verdicts develops in response to repeated attempts to prosecute a statutory offense, it can have the practical effect of disabling the enforcement of the statute. “Jury nullification” is thus a means for the people to express opposition to an unpopular legislative enactment.” wikipedia
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