Bernice Moore Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Subject: Dallas to appeal dismissal of charge against Dealey Plaza vendor Robert Groden:blink: (This should be considered a political issue in the next round of Mayor and Council elections in the City of Dallas. What Robert Groden offers is 1st Amendment material, just as do sellers of newspapers. He is the author of it. People who buy from him seek him out, at this location. He formerly served on the staff of the US House Assassinations Committee that dealt with the acoustics evidence, and other evidence about Dealey Plaza. He is also known for his testimony about photographs at the O J Simpson trial.) Dallas to appeal dismissal of charge against Dealey Plaza vendor 12:00 AM CST on Friday, January 7, 2011 By RUDOLPH BUSH / The Dallas Morning News http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-conspi racy_07met.ART.State.Edition1.1470038.html Almost as doggedly as Robert Groden has pursued his theory that the Kennedy assassination was a conspiracy and cover-up, the city of Dallas is pursuing him. After a municipal judge dismissed the charge against Groden last month, the city filed notice Wednesday of its plans to appeal the case and try to have it sent back for trial. The city argues that Judge Carrie Chavez incorrectly ruled she did not have jurisdiction in the case and that the city should have charged Groden under a separate ordinance. "[N]either the defendant nor the court has a right to choose the offense for which the defendant is to be charged. In fact, the 'separation of powers' doctrine protects that the prosecutor's discretion to choose the offense to be prosecuted from usurpation by the trial court," assistant city attorney Frederick Williams wrote in a strongly worded motion. Groden's attorney, Bradley Kizzia, said the city's interest in pursuing Groden isn't about one man, but about removing all pamphleteers, authors and others who deal in Kennedy's murder from Dealey Plaza. "It appears to me since Robert Groden is a noted author and widely recognized as very knowledgeable about the JFK assassination, they have decided to make an example of him," Kizzia said. Groden is well-known among those interested in the assassination, and he even consulted with director Oliver Stone on the 1991 film JFK. Until his arrest in June, Groden had spent 15 years selling books and magazines in the plaza, Kizzia said. Now the city is pursuing him for not having a permit to sell merchandise in a city park. "They say the reason they're doing it is he doesn't have a permit. There is not a process for getting a permit," Kizzia said. The city attorney's office did not comment on the case. Meanwhile, Groden has sued the city, alleging that it is violating his civil rights. -- Regards, TOM BLACKWELL, PO Box 25403, Dallas, Texas 75225 http://DemocraticResearch.Org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ecker Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 "They say the reason they're doing it is he doesn't have a permit. Thereis not a process for getting a permit," Kizzia said. I'm confused. Obviously there is a law in Dallas against selling merchandise in a city park without a permit. So how can there not be a process for getting a permit? How could it be against the law to drive without a driver's license if there was no process for getting a driver's license? Who would have one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Graves Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) "They say the reason they're doing it is he doesn't have a permit. Thereis not a process for getting a permit," Kizzia said. I'm confused. Obviously there is a law in Dallas against selling merchandise in a city park without a permit. So how can there not be a process for getting a permit? How could it be against the law to drive without a driver's license if there was no process for getting a driver's license? Who would have one? The answer is should be obvious: The city is not permitted to issue a permit to a person who does not have a permit. Edited January 8, 2011 by Thomas Graves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernice Moore Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Ron; there are some earlier threads on this problem within the forum, there has never been a permit, needed nor issued for selling anything in the park, within those threads i believe this is spelt out...fyi...b Ron i found these articles in a search http://www.wfaa.com/results?search=site&keywords=groden&searchbutton=Go b Edited January 8, 2011 by Bernice Moore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hogan Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 From dallasnews.com "Robert Groden, the author of several books alleging conspiracy in the assassination of President Kennedy, is now going to get back materials seized from him by the city of Dallas...." http://cityhallblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/02/kennedy-assassination-author-g.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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