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August 17, 2017 By Attorney Rich Tanasi Filed Under: News

Defense attorneys withhold closing arguments in Bunkerville retrial

Updated August 15, 2017 – 8:48 pm
 

Defense attorneys sat silently Tuesday, rather than give closing arguments for the four men facing a retrial in the Bundy Ranch standoff.

Hamstrung throughout the trial by a judge’s decision to limit the witnesses they could call, the questions they could ask and the testimony their clients could give, the lawyers made the final decision, a statement of sorts, after discussing the option with the defendants — Eric Parker, Scott Drexler, Steven Stewart and Ricky Lovelien — during a lunch break.

“It was a strategic decision,” said lawyer Jess Marchese, who represents Parker. “We thought we gained more by not giving a closing argument than the government giving a rebuttal.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Nadia Ahmed spent more than two hours in the late morning and early afternoon laying out the case against each of the four men, charged with driving from other states to Bunkerville in April 2014 to support rancher Cliven Bundy, who prosecutors allege conspired to thwart the federal government’s roundup of roughly 1,000 cows from public land.

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After graduating from Roger Williams School of Law in Rhode Island, I began practicing law in Nevada in 2005. Since then, I have tried numerous cases in Nevada's State and Federal Courts. I have also appeared and argued at several administrative proceedings in Nevada. Along the way, I have represented hundreds of individuals injured in car accidents because of negligent drivers. I also work hard for people accused and arrested by State and Federal law enforcement. When I am not representing clients who have hired me, I represent clients the State and Federal Governments appoint me. In the Federal system, I earned my way on to the Criminal Justice Act's panel of appointed attorneys. Similarly, I am qualified to maintain a contract with Clark County, Nevada to represent State-appointed clients facing serious criminal charges. Contact me today, so I can get to work for you.

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