Case 1:23-cr-00257-TSC Document 226 Filed 08/27/24 Page 14 of 36 34. bcdef The defendant responded, “I don't care about a link, I don't need it. I have a much, [Georgia Secretary of State]I have a much better link.” The defendant asked about rumors that ballots forged within the election were being destroyed, and the legal counsel for the Georgia Secretary of State explained to him that this claim had been investigated and was not true. The defendant claimed that 5,000 dead people voted in Georgia, to which the Georgia Secretary of State responded, “Well, Mr. President, the challenge you have got is that the info you have got is improper. . . . The actual number was two. Two. Two dead individuals who voted. And so
[your information]is improper, that was two.” The defendant claimed that thousands of voters from other states had voted in the Georgia election, which the legal counsel for the Secretary of State of Georgia refuted with the statement: “We have also checked out each of those cases, and the numbers we now have received show that [Defendant’s counsel] i used to be just saying they aren’t accurate. All of those we went through are individuals who lived in Georgia, moved to a different state, but then legally returned to Georgia…they moved back years ago. This was not like something right before the election.” In response to several other claims made by the defendant, legal counsel for the Georgia Secretary of State informed the defendant that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was reviewing all such claims and found them to be without merit. The defendant said he had to “find” 11,780 votes and implied that the Georgia Secretary of State and his legal counsel could face criminal prosecution if they did not uncover voter fraud as he requested, stating, “And you’ll find that they — which is completely illegal — it’s, it’s, it’s more illegal for you than for them because you recognize what they did and also you don't report it. That is a criminal offense, you recognize, that could be a criminal offense. And you recognize, you can’t allow that to occur. That is a large risk to you and to [the Georgia Secretary of State’s Counsel]Your attorney.” The next day, January 3, the defendant falsely claimed that the Georgia Secretary of State had not answered the defendant's allegations, and publicly stated that the Georgia Secretary of State was “unwilling or unable to reply questions comparable to the 'under the table ballot' fraud, ballot destruction, 'voters' from other states, dead voters, and more. He has no clue!” – 14 –

FRESNO — In the most recent twist in an already widespread case against the Aryan Brotherhood, prosecutors have filed latest murder and conspiracy charges against a person who has spent most of his adult life behind bars and is already serving concurrent life sentences in federal and state prisons.

In an organized crime indictment unsealed this week, longtime California inmate John Stinson was charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit murder and EDD fraud, joining an inventory of 20 alleged Aryan Brotherhood members and associates accused of a complete of seven murders and multiple murder conspiracies. Combined with a related indictment in federal court in Sacramento, this latest case means federal authorities have linked the prison gang to at the least 14 murders since 2019, including two separate double murders in Southern California and 10 prison stabbings.

For Stinson, this charge is a way of déjà vu. He was convicted in 2007 of conspiring with high-ranking members of the Aryan Brotherhood for 4 murders and a number of other attempted murders, including the infamous murder of Richard Barnes in 1986. Barnes was reportedly killed because his son agreed to testify against the gang.

According to media reports, he has been behind bars since 1981, when he was convicted in Los Angeles County of murdering a Long Beach-area heroin dealer named Alfredo Armijo. As a results of those convictions, Stinson is already serving life sentences in each California and federal prisons.

According to court records, Stinson was transferred from Solano State Prison in Vacaville to the Fresno County Jail due to a federal prison sentence.

Another latest defendant, Andrew “Misfit” Collins, is accused of participating in considered one of the murder plots alongside Stinson. Prosecutors also added a previously uncharged murder count, alleging that gang members Francis Clement and Jason “Beaver” Weaver murdered a person on February 22, 2022. Weaver can also be accused of killing Hugo “Yogi” Pinell, a member of the San Quentin Six, together with Waylon Pitchford in a 2015 stabbing attack at Represa's New Folsom Prison.

The charges come weeks after a Sacramento jury convicted three members of the Aryan Brotherhood of conspiracy to murder and other crimes, including smuggling drugs into prison. Much of the evidence was based on a wiretap of smuggled prison cellphones.

There are more likely to be few visual surprises when former President Donald Trump returns to court in New York City soon. Hush money trial against Trump in New York Judge Juan Mercan The start is planned with jury selection on April 15, 2024.

Monday's scene will likely mirror the scene from 2023, when Trump walked past cameras right into a courthouse to look for his arrest to 34 felony counts for allegedly defrauding porn stars and paying money to porn star Stormy Daniels to maintain quiet about her claims about their sexual encounter. As historic because the moment was, the photographs were quite boring.

Stills from within the courtroom is recorded The scene plays in silence in order that outside viewers cannot hear the audio, even when the previous president speaks unprompted, as he occasionally does in court. New York courts allow cameras in criminal proceedings, but Journalists must obtain permission to be there, and judges will impose different rules on a case-by-case basis.

Dozens of reports photographers will probably be stationed inside and out of doors the courthouse, working under strict guidelines where they will stand and when. Still, the courtroom scene probably isn't the type of media that's freely available to everyone in movies and TV shows. Judges and news organizations may fit for weeks or months to make sure court operations run easily in high-profile cases.

I have the best way visual journalists have studied covers the criminal justice system for 20 years. All of this pre-planning tends to end in fairly factual images, but three things will probably be worthwhile in visual coverage of Trump's appearance: surprises, body language and symbolic juxtapositions.

The unexpected

Surprises will probably be hard to come back by. While the previous president enjoys playing for the camera when he can, he faces legal challenges on multiple fronts and to date he has been forced to keep up a polite demeanor when photographed in court.

Even in probably the most camera-friendly jurisdictions like New York and Florida, photojournalists are subject to strict rules regarding placement and procedure. My research for mine 2021 book “Seeing Justice” noted that the media and court system often work together to balance the general public's interest in a case with the necessity to keep up order.

Actually, Regulations for major cases can imitate that Plans for major league sporting events. During the 2013 George Zimmerman trial In the case of the murder of black teenager Trayvon Martin in Central Florida, for instance, court officials met with local television technicians to work out where news vans could park. Cameras were arrange within the courtroom and an overflow room was arrange in order that journalists who didn’t have access to the courtroom could still follow the proceedings.

Body language

During Trump's upcoming trial, viewers will probably be waiting for clues from his body language, particularly his facial expressions. Often, visual coverage of a criminal trial lets the audience know what the defendant looks like, but most viewers are well acquainted with the previous president's appearance. Instead, people will search for clues about his mood.

Will the previous president look indignant like he did during this? previous court dates? Will he look serious? Nervous?

Visual reporting can often reveal rather more a few person's mood than simply words. People instinctively read faces during social interaction. Toddlers track faces before other visual information.

Some experts estimate that much of the knowledge people absorb from a Conversation may be non-verbalbut exactly how much Whether they depend on this kind of information is controversial. Research has clearly shown that we’re interested in faces, whether in person or through the media. We notice them, read them and react emotionally to them. Mirror neurons, a kind of brain cell, are activated after we read others' faces, causing our own emotions to flare in response the apparent feelings of others..

For example, coverage of Trump's appearance before Merchan on April 4, 2023 included observations about his body language, how he entered the constructing, how he quietly interacted together with his lawyers, and so forth. He waited until he was among the many fans in Florida that day before expressing his anger and frustration more clearly.

Visual irony

Finally, those of us with a robust interest in visual communication will search for symbolic juxtapositions. A Still image from the pool camera For example, in April 2023, there was a bulletin board within the background with a small American flag inserted into it.

Who put it there and why? This tiny American flag, displayed next to what looks like a photocopied map of New York State and other nondescript clues, adds a touch of mundanity to the historic moment.

The courtroom by which Trump sat was just considered one of lots of its kind across the country. The easy bulletin board with its small flag robbed the scene of the grandiosity normally related to the presidency.

The photojournalists stationed inside and out of doors the courthouse will probably be very busy and certain tense as they prepare to take photos and videos of the previous president. But this chaotic scene will remain largely hidden from the audience.

Photojournalists will likely be working from roped-off pens on the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse, and if their crowds are anything like those I've studied over time, they'll be gathering very early, claiming key positions, and spending quite a bit more time waiting spend as a video recording.

Visual journalists from competing organizations greet one another like professionals at a conference, with handshakes and catch-up conversations. Ultimately, lots of these photojournalists spend more time in these groups than with members of their very own news organizations. However, the friendly atmosphere ends once the motion starts.

Even if everyone knows what Trump looks like, and even when his walk down the hall only lasts a matter of seconds, capturing this moment will probably be crucial to 1's work, skilled status and, in fact, personal satisfaction Audience curiosity.