A federal judge has dropped all charges against Cliven Bundy and three others involved in the Bundy ranch standoff over cattle grazing rights in 2014.
A federal judge has dropped all charges against Cliven Bundy and three others involved in the Bundy ranch standoff over cattle grazing rights in 2014.
According to AZ Central News, Bundy was accused of leading an armed rebellion against federal agents to block a roundup of his cattle from public lands.
However, district judge Gloria Navarro has dropped the charges, citing „flagrant prosecutorial misconduct,“ and she says her court found a violation of the „universal sense of justice,“ and found the prosecutor’s actions „outrageous“ and said they „violated due process rights“ of the defendants.
A month ago, she declared a mistrial when she found that prosecutors had withheld evidence from the defense. At that time, she said: „Failure to turn over such evidence violates due process A fair trial at this point is impossible.“
The judge dismissed the case with prejudice, which means that the men cannot face trial for the charges again.
