After requesting two continuances, the State has finally submitted their brief in this case.

If the Right to Travel is an issue that you care about, and you’d like to submit an amicus brief, let us know. You can reach Ivy at ivy -@- nhclog·org, or the entire NH-CLOG staff at staff -@- nhclog·org.

The New Hampshire Supreme Court has agreed to hear Ivy Walker’s appeal of several Manchester District Court cases that resulted from her and Bill Walker’s motor vehicle stop on 2008-10-10.

On 2009-09-28, she filed a 25-page brief (PDF) attacking the State’s case on numerous legal and constitutional grounds, most importantly, a person’s right to travel. She’s currently working with a few other Right to Travel advocates in New Hampshire, who are planning to submit amicus briefs supporting her arguments in this case.

If the Right to Travel is an issue that you care about, and you’d like to submit an amicus brief, let us know. You can reach Ivy at ivy -@- nhclog·org, or the entire NH-CLOG staff at staff -@- nhclog·org.

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.

Ivy Walker had a pre-trial conference on 2009-08-20 at 10:00 at Hillsborough Superior Court, for a charge of violating of RSA 261:178, “Suspension of Registration of Vehicle,” after a motor vehicle stop on 2008-10-10. This case was previously tried in Manchester District Court, where she was found guilty and requested a de novo trial at Superior Court.

Nothing particularly interesting happened today; being a pre-trial conference, it was merely to get all the players on the same page with respect to witnesses, trial length, and so on. I didn’t attempt to video, and merely went along to observe and report.

The trial date is yet to be determined.

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.

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.

Ivy Walker was stopped at 18:35 on 2009-06-04 at a speed trap on Route 104 in New Hampton, and arrested when it was discovered that she had a warrant out in Rhode Island. Her pistol and two allegedly fake inspection stickers were seized from the truck, which was impounded.

She was held overnight at the Belknap County Jail, and not allowed to communicate with anyone on the outside world. The arraignment was held on 2009-06-05 in Laconia District Court.

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.