Newsgroups: talk.politics.guns,seattle.general,alt.society.civil-liberty
From: [r--oh--n] at [eskimo.com] (Rebecca Rohan)
Subject: Al Woodbridge's Story 4/5
Date: Sat, 14 May 1994 08:20:58 GMT

WA --- BATF and Al Woodbridge, Part 4 of 5
Reprinted from the newsletter of WAC (Washington Arms 
Collectors)

Judge Calls Gun Dealer Guilty As Jury Ponders
     by Russell Carollo

     A federal court jury was still deliberating the fate of Sumner 
gun dealer Allen Woodbridge on Wednesday, but U.S. District 
Judge Jack Tanner already had made up his mind.
     "There is no question in this court's mind... that you are --- 
guilty as charged," Tanner told Woodbridge, a high-profile gun 
lobbyist charged with owning illegal machine guns.
     Veteran attorneys said it is highly unusual for a judge to 
comment on a defendant's guilt or innocence before a verdict.
     The court reporter said he had requests for transcripts of the 
judge's comments.
     The jury began deliberating Wednesday afternoon but was 
sent home for the day after only about two hours.  The jury 
foreman indicated to Tanner that members were not close to 
reaching a decision.
     After sending the jury off to deliberate, Tanner spoke to the 
defendant.
     "Mr. Woodbridge, there is nothing in the law that prevents me 
from commenting on the evidence," Tanner said.  "I haven't done 
it in front of the Jury, but I could.
     "And what I have heard in this case outrages me," Tanner 
said.
     "There is only one reason, sir, for a machine gun.  It's not a 
collector's item.  It's to kill people, and kill them quickly, and kill

more than one at a time."

condensed and reprinted from _The News Tribune, January 27, 
1994.

END OF 4TH WAC ARTICLE

-- 
      Rebecca Rohan ([r--oh--n] at [eskimo.com])         |  If fascists try to take 
Gun control forces responsible citizens to be:  |  your gun, say "No" to 
A.) Slaves  B.) Criminals  C.) Revolutionaries  |  them all until it's empty.