Elections NV FAKE ELECTORS CASE DISMISSED: Wrong Venue

[BFoe]

Well, here’s one for the WR Righties to gloat about.

Nevada Judge Mary Kay Hothus has dismissed all charges against the NV fake electors, citing that the case was brought forth in the wrong venue. For those who don’t understand what that means, Article 3 Section 3 of the US Constitution states that trials must occur in the state where the crime occurred. State laws then typically give further direction on the correct venue to try a criminal case.

Nevada state law NRS 13.020 indicates that the fake electors case be tried in the county where “the cause, or some part thereof, arose, subject to the power of the court to change the place of trial.”
These fake electors are charged with forging the document which stated they were legally qualified electors (full indictment here). That document was signed in Carson City, and for that reason, the judge ruled that Vegas was the wrong venue.

My opinion: Sadly, I think this judge is correct.
NV AG Aaron Ford brought the charges in Las Vegas, ostensibly because the conspiracy was hatched there—but these defendants weren’t charged with conspiracy, they were charged with forgery, which happened elsewhere.

AG Ford has the right to appeal, and has vowed to do so. But the statute of limitations on this crime has expired, so if he loses that appeal he cannot convene a new Grand Jury and try to refile the case. It will be dead.

This is just a stupid blunder to make, and I think we have to file this one in the “Why the Absolute Fuck Would You Do That” category.

 

[HereticBD]

A mistake so stupid that it almost seems intentional...

 

[BFoe]

A mistake so stupid that it almost seems intentional...

For what reason, do you think? The AG is a Dem, and Vegas is a very liberal city where the Grand Jury was more likely to indict. If Ford wanted this to fail, why bring charges at all?

 

[andnowweknow]

Acquitted of all charges! I knew this was a rigged hoax.

 

[Blayt7hh]

The irony is not lost on me that the party that has been complaining about rigged elections was the one that keeps getting caught trying to rig it. Like, yeah we know it was rigged but you failed to win anyways?

 

[idrankyourbeer]

they will appeal, but damn, thats a pretty bad mistake to make. they're probably gonna have to refile the charges in the right location + find some additional charges to get them on to upgrade their charges and get past the statute of limitations on those conspiracy, fraud, and forgery charges. they'll have to be crafty about it because they waited too long to file, and they filed in the wrong district, or thats what the judge believes anyways. we'll see where it goes on appeal, but they might have shat the bed on this one.

whoever made such a blunder should be demoted and not involve himself in this case, as that's some sheer incompetence. this can't all be on the nevada attorney general. how did everybody else manage to overlook this?

 

[HereticBD]

For what reason, do you think?

Well, it involves tinfoil, but the incompetence is getting so bad in these cases, that it's getting hard to believe it's just a coincidence. These are some HIGH profile cases, and they're getting treated like a misdemeanor case that got buried in paperwork.

Whoopsie, wrong venue!

I mean, really?

 

[BFoe]

Well, it involves tinfoil, but the incompetence is getting so bad in these cases, that it's getting hard to believe it's just a coincidence. These are some HIGH profile cases, and they're getting treated like a misdemeanor case that got buried in paperwork.

Whoopsie, wrong venue!

I mean, really?

If I had to guess, I’d bet that the AG tried to use a loophole. The law I cited in the OP says

be tried in the county where “the cause, or some part thereof, arose, subject to the power of the court to change the place of trial.”

I think the AG said, “hey the planning of this crime is “some part thereof,” and that happened in Vegas! I can use that loophole to try the case there, where I’ll get a more liberal jury!”

Big oops. That’s my guess, but who knows.