A Lawrence man, who last month was ordered to remain in jail until his trial in a federal stolen goods case, is asking a judge to reinstate his bond.
Cheryl Pilate, a defense attorney for Guy M. Neighbors, an owner of the Yellow House Store, 1904 Mass., has argued in a motion that Neighbors is not likely to miss court appearances or endanger other people if he is released.
U.S. Magistrate Judge James P. O’Hara ruled in May that Neighbors posed a threat of “continued criminal defamation of government counsel and witnesses” for an April 22 e-mail he sent that accused prosecutors and police of corruption.
Neighbors and his wife, Carrie Neighbors, also an owner of the secondhand store, are accused of selling stolen goods and face 19 charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering in the 2007 case. The couple for more than three years have maintained their innocence and until last year frequently used Internet blogs as a forum to criticize prosecutors and police.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marietta Parker in a response to Pilate’s motion argued that Guy Neighbors should remain in custody until the October trial because his statements in the April 22 e-mail were rumors that could intimidate witnesses from testifying.
U.S. District Judge Carlos Murguia has set a June 30 hearing in Kansas City, Kan., on the motion.
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rooster (anonymous) says…
The comments shall begin now.
Number_1_Grandma (anonymous) says…
2007???
So much for a speedy trial.
cowboy (anonymous) says…
This case has reached the beyond stupid stage at least a year ago. The entire group of judges , prosecutors , defense attorneys and law enforcement should just man up and either go to trial or drop the charges. This is way past pathetic!
was_freashpowder2 (Alexander Neighbors) says…
so...... 2009.......
o Wait whats this ?
A lawrence police officer getting in trouble for doing illegal stuff ?
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/jun...
I wonder if anyone sees a pattern............?
see it yet ?
LPD Citizen review board coming right up !!
greenworld (anonymous) says…
Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent of quiet take
That for an hermitage;
If I have freedom in my love
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone that sore above
Enjoy such liberty.
gl0ck0wn3r (anonymous) says…
lolz.
srj (anonymous) says…
I don't think he is a flight risk, so if they let him go, fine, but please, bite your tougue and keep your fingers off the keyboard. It's not worth it at this point.
KUHOOPS (anonymous) says…
The Neighbors are corrupt. And they defend themselves by pointing fingers at the police dept. That's like a 6 year old tattling on their sibling to justify their ownbad behavior. Grow up.
redmoonrising (anonymous) says…
Maybe if Mr. Neighbors had learned to shut up a long time ago, this will all be behind him, or him behind bars.
grammaddy (anonymous) says…
Free Guy Neighbors!! Free Guy Neighbors!! Free Guy Neighbors!!Free Guy Neighbors!! Free Guy Neighbors!!
snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…
& why should the judge think the bond order won't be violated again?
was_freashpowder2 (Alexander Neighbors) says…
The Reason he needs to be released is this for many years he was claiming there were corrupt police officers..... Then yesterday we learn of one getting caught for Stealing from Target a year ago. Which Means Guy was telling the truth, he must be released now.
free guy Neighbors !!!
TheYetiSpeaks (anonymous) says…
The best part about a Yellow House article is to look at the comments and try to figure out which ones are the same person....Seriously Alex...I'm looking at you. You might need some meds.
grammaddy (anonymous) says…
Beo- I've known these people for years, our kids went to school at East Heights together. Supermax is waaayyy over the top. Why is it so hard for people to acknowledge there might be police corruption involved here??
was_freashpowder2 (Alexander Neighbors) says…
Grammaddy if the LPD were to admit they made a mistake at this point this would be a big enough mistake to have chief Olin removed from chief of police because he allowed it to go on for this long. There will be even more police officers looking at prison Time for the part they took in this. You and I have no Idea how much money was wasted on this witch hunt. Remember there is a Reason why the local D.A. DID not want to take this case..... because there was none !!
If the case was so strong why were the federal charges dropped Nov 16, 2007 after 3 years of an investigation ?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/16418928/Sp...
You you google any of the names of the people in this case you will see the trial of Stuff that's been going on
lawthing (anonymous) says…
Wow,
now that prosecutors motion is really intense!
I am a little confused about who is engaging in the whole scandalous sex thing it is referencing though?
Kawatchi (anonymous) says…
The federales trying to save face, allegations of corruption, etc. have nothing to do with this. He agreed to terms of his bond and violated them. What's so hard to understand about that?
Kawatchi (anonymous) says…
Marion,
So are you saying he did not violate the terms of his bond?
was_freashpowder2 (Alexander Neighbors) says…
With all this chatter going on Has anyone looked at the motions ? seriously now
smitty (anonymous) says…
This story needs to be on the front page of the JW with a photo of the Neighbors, links to all their claims of corruption and the details of the long delay in their trial along with the bogus, repeated mental examination filings that continue to further delay the trial...what for over 4 years now? Nooo, this story on the supreme court's consideration of prosecutorial crime is not even mentioned at all. hhhhmmmm
Take a look at the supreme court and the case on federal prosecutors who knowing use fabricated evidence and other false evidence to gain a conviction.
**washington — Supreme Court justices struggled Wednesday with whether prosecutors, who usually are shielded from civil rights lawsuits, can be held responsible for framing defendants with false testimony and fabricated evidence.........Chief Justice John Roberts ....."We're concerned about the chilling effect on the prosecutors."**
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washingt...
This is our justice system. Google "lawsuit against federal prosecution for false evidence" and spend your day reading of other "prosecutors committing crimes in the name of a conviction" ordeals.
smitty (anonymous) says…
A system of law, not justice, blind eye/deaf ear(akin to the blue wall of silence) to the law....that condones even to the supreme court the criminal abuse and misuse of witnesses(those who cut a deal for testimony no mater the truth), manufactured evidence, and abuse of power like all those repeated, unwarranted, harassing mental examinations, with full knowledge and encouragement of federal prosecutors (to get conviction numbers up). The problem appears to be all across our nation's federal prosecutor's offices.
Take a look at the documents that young Neighbors has linked and take note of the names of our KC prosecutors.
The manufacture of evidence happens between local police and the federal prosecutors frequently. The local LE and the fed attorneys must collude and co-operate for this bogus "justice system" to exist.
The corruption claims by YH get more and more believable every day.
gl0ck0wn3r (anonymous) says…
I like tacos.
grammaddy (anonymous) says…
Smitty--I've never had any doubt.
smitty (anonymous) says…
federal judge says legal system corrupt beyond recognition.
http://www.msfraud.org/law/lawarticle...
How the Government Breaks the Law
http://www.federalobserver.com/archiv...
**......It should be against the law to break the law. Unfortunately, it is not. In early 21st-century America, a dirty little secret still exists among public officials, politicians, judges, prosecutors, and the police. The government - federal, state, and local - is not bound to obey its own laws. I know this sounds crazy, but too many cases prove it true. It should be a matter of grave concern for every American who prizes personal liberty.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, particularly when it comes to the American criminal justice system. Nowhere else does the state have greater raw power over an individual’s life, liberty, and property. And nowhere else are our constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms under such a relentless, subtle, and ultimately devastating attack.
The deck is grossly stacked in the government’s favor. No wonder, as a recent New York magazine cover story put it, referring to the government’s long winning streaks in criminal trials, “The Defense Rests - Permanently.” No wonder that in 2003 fewer than 3 percent of federal indictments were tried; virtually all the rest of those charged pled guilty.......**
The Neighbors have not negotiated plea agreement but want to stand before the constitutional guaranteed jury of their peers.
smitty (anonymous) says…
A jury trial by peers that 97% of the accused in federal court do not utilize. My opinion...it is not because the 97% are guilty by legal standards but because they know the political power will treat them as federal attorney, Marrietta Parker, has treated the Neighbors!
somebodynew (anonymous) says…
@beobachter - - ++ 1000 %
puddleglum (anonymous) says…
agree with beo.
yh is totally guilty!
cowboy (anonymous) says…
Would be nice if the LJW did an updated piece on this case. Mr. Neighbors has been held in custody now for some 6 months not to mention that they have held him in colorado if I am correct away from his family.
What happened to a right to a speedy trial
This case smells more each day !
smitty (anonymous) says…
What happened is most probably the same as all the other corrupted behavior by our ""public servants,"" that is linked to above.
And at the expense of the constitutional rights of the Neighbors and in the long run, all of us.
smitty (anonymous) says…
Marrietta Parker keeps filing motions that delays the trial date. The last was the mental evaluation of Ms Neighbors done behind bars for a month's time. The federal attorneys without the efforts the so called defense attorney made that delay possible.
The 97% who have been systemically intimidated into taking a deal whether guilty of not is the record that both the prosecution and the defense are using convince the whole 100% to plea out.
So sad that a trial is not part of an accused American's rights any longer, only a token 3% that succeed in against the abuse of power and authority, guilty or otherwise.
This case is a scam! When and if the feds allow this case to go to trial and the Neighbors can prove even one of their claims about the LPD corruption, the case falls. Not only that but the many case, (most drug related deals for rollover testimony), will too fall due to the loss of credibility of the local det(s?) who are prime witnesses for the same federal attorney's case load.
smitty (anonymous) says…
sorry about the poor editing but you can still get the meaning.
Psychohontas (anonymous) says…
The LPD is a bunch of bumbling keystone cops. They couldn't find their way out of a paper bag. I totally believe they fabricated evidence. Why aren't they busy solving real crimes? Doesn't anyone else think these people have been treated very unfairly. When they are vidicated they should sue the pants off of LPD. Bunch of racist punk cops.
snap_pop_no_crackle (anonymous) says…
The thread that never dies.....
smitty (anonymous) says…
We have another deep analysis of facts by the cop-roaches, again....
beobachter (Anonymous) says…
smitty, the meaning is clear. You hate the LPD"
LPD...corruption, double standards, breaking the laws to pretend to enforce the laws are some of the things I hate.
Do we(apathetic American voters) even have the fortitude to correct the systemic corruption with the life span of roaches being what it is?
Schedule and keep the trial date or release the Neighbors! What Marrietta Parker and the KC fereral attorneys office is doing is criminal.
smitty (anonymous) says…
What does the YH case have to do with the corrupt prosecutor case in front of the supreme court? Police(revenge), African American man, prosecutors dictating what key witnesses would testify, hidden evidence. Too many commn dedominators to ignore the actions of Marietta Parker, imho.
us Supreme Court hears judicial misconduct cases
(AFP) – 3 days ago
washington — Two men wrongly imprisoned for life and a third still facing the death penalty argued before the Supreme Court Wednesday that their sentences were the result of judicial misconduct and negligence.
The nine judges, who will rule on the cases at the beginning of next year, first considered the case of two **African American men** who were sentenced to life in prison without parole as teenagers for the 1978 murder of a white **police officer** in Iowa.
After 25 years in prison, a court found the pair innocent and released them, ruling that the **prosecutors in their case had dictated what their key witness would testify** to having seen.
The prosecutors were also accused of having **hidden from the all-white jury evidence** that would have implicated another suspect.
The two former prisoners are seeking to sue the prosecutors, who argue the immunity that covers their trial conduct should also protect actions they took while investigating the case.
smitty (anonymous) says…
The Fixer- Author Teddy Moore
US Judicial corruption
Intent to make money not make justice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR7g41...
thanks for keeping this alive beo.
smitty (anonymous) says…
smitty says.....So sad that a trial is not part of an accused American's rights any longer, only a token 3% that succeed in against the abuse of power and authority, guilty or otherwise.
to summarize one piece of data....... the 3% that do go to trial are framed through the perjury, false evidence, intimidated witnesses...by the prosecuting federal attorneys.....and this can not be done without the defense attorneys co-operation.
It's an easy conclusion that the pressure is always on *by the defense attorney* to cut a deal...frequently using the rhetoric ...."this is going to cost the government too much money to go to a lengthy trial"..."plead out"....always intimating that the defense, too, is representing the prosecutor's interest no the defendant's.....So much corruption to go around in our judicial system it's difficult to realize how much. How else could a 3% trial rate with major provable but yet accepted practice of corruption to get a conviction happen?
smitty (anonymous) says…
If you failed to view the video on judicial corruption you also missed how our local news source, JW, fits into the senario exactly as defined in that video.
Just one more piece to a major cluster .... that america calls justice.
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