April 29, 2022 |
In a quiet courtroom moment on day two of the corner crossing trial in Carbon County Circuit Court, one of the four defendants whispered to his attorney that it felt like “riding a roller coaster inside a tornado.”
Seven hours later, the prosecution rested its case. Outside of the jury’s presence, the actual arguing occurred, with the six defense attorneys representing the four Missouri hunters joining in a motion for a mistrial based upon testimony given by Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. John Moore and, later, an acquittal, arguing that “not one shred of evidence has been presented that any of these men set foot or hunted on private property.” Indeed, none of the four witnesses called in the trial so far have been able to testify to any evidence that the men were seen on private property, other than moving through the airspace above it via a custom ladder.
The scheduled two-day criminal trespass trial will pick up again morning, with court reconvening at 8 a.m. Cali O’Hare reports.
Pictured above: Signage on the purported corner. Photo via GoFundMe.
