The arraignment for Bill Walker’s perjury case was held on 2009-10-08 at 09:00 at Belknap Superior Court. After the usual interminable wait in a court lobby, Bill met with a public defender, filed a not guilty plea (waiving arraignment in front of an actual judge), and was released on $5,000 personal-recognizance bail.

Being a Superior Court case, there are several upcoming court dates scheduled: A dispositional conference is scheduled on 2009-12-04 at 08:30, a final pre-trial conference on 2010-01-20 at 13:30, and jury selection for 2010-02-01 at 09:00. No actual trial date is scheduled yet. All of these court dates are in Belknap Superior Court.

On 2009-09-14, part two of Ivy’s alleged fake inspection sticker trial was held. The trial lasted less than five minutes: Ivy began making numerous motions, which Judge MacLeod interrupted, explaining he was well familiar with the case, and that the chain of custody of the physical evidence had been tainted—so the case was dismissed. The judge didn’t seem too pleased about the fact that Huckins was standing in for Cunningham as the police prosecutor today, either—the excuse for her absence being that she was at a friend’s wedding(!).

More updates to follow.

On 2009-04-04, Bill D. and a carful of activists were pulled over in New Hampton and ticketed for speeding.

The trial was held on 2009-09-02 at 13:00 in Laconia District Court. After an hour-long trial exasperating the prosecutor and making the cop look like a fool on the stand, Bill D. was found not guilty by the judge.

The video has been posted.

The trial on Ivy’s most recent motor vehicle charges and the extradition hearing were held on 2009-07-06 at 13:00 in Laconia District Court. Ivy filed a motion to dismiss the charges at the last minute, so the State requested, and was granted, a continuance, after presenting their case today. The Governor’s Warrant for extradition was still not signed, so the extradition hearing was also continued for sixty days. The State attempted to have her bail revoked, which was denied.

Ivy was released, and remained free until 2009-08-20 when the Governor’s Warrant was finally signed and she was arrested by the New Hampton Police Department.

The trial for the motor vehicle charges took place on 2009-09-14 at 13:00, and the charges were dismissed due to tainted evidence. However, they’ve filed similar charges against her LLC, having realized she neither owns nor registered the truck, a probable cause hearing for which was originally scheduled for 2009-08-05 at 13:00 but which was subsequently continued.

The hearing for Bill & Ivy Walker’s custody dispute with Ivy’s parents over Peter was held on 2009-06-15 at 15:00 in Plymouth Family Division court. After over an hour of closed-door testimony, while half a dozen supporters waited outside, Ivy’s parents was ordered to return Peter the next day.

The judge said in part, “In New Hampshire, parents have a right to raise their children any way they see fit,” and, “Money doesn’t make you a good parent. Sometimes rich folks are good parents, sometimes poor folk folks are good parents. In fact, usually poor folks make better parents.”

Sometime around 02:30 on 2009-06-16, Ivy’s mother brought Peter home to New Hampshire.

Ivy Walker’s arraignment for yesterday’s arrest was held on 2009-09-05 at 09:00 in Laconia District Court. Bill Walker was not allowed to appear as counsel for her. She was denied bail; after the arraignment she was returned to the Belknap County Jail pending extradition to Rhode Island. See Jailed Activist Info for more information about her incarceration.

Later in the day, her vehicle, still in impound, was searched; shortly thereafter, the Bristol and State Police raided the restaurant and seized her laptop and printer.

The extradition hearing and trial for her New Hampshire charges is currently scheduled for 2009-07-06. For her Rhode Island charges, a pre-trial conference is scheduled for 2009-07-19 in Rhode Island.

On 2008-11-11, I was stopped in Goffstown and ticketed for violating RSA 266:5, “Penalty for Failing to Obey Inspection Requirements,” a $60 fine. I checked off “not guilty” on the ticket and sent it in. I finally got notice in the mail, at the end of January, that the trial had been scheduled for 2009-05-12 at 13:00. With a backlog like this in Goffstown District Court, I knew it was going to be interesting…

On 2009-04-04 at about 19:00, Bill D. and a carful of activists were stopped at a speedtrap on Route 104 in New Hampton on the way to a party at Ivy’s restaurant in Bristol. Bill was cited for going 60 mi/h in a 40-mi/h zone, a violation of RSA 265:60.

The hour-long trial finally took place on 2009-09-02 at 13:00 in Laconia District Court, and Bill was found not guilty.