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Every year at this time, the international poetry community takes part in NaPoWriMo — National Poetry Writing Month.
"National" is now an inaccuracy, it happens everywhere, and the idea is to write one poem a day, every day, for the whole of April. They don't have to be great poems, or polished, or even necessarily complete... there just has to be something poem-like that you can show to your fellow poets.
Many of my favourite efforts originate from this exercise, like this or this so I make a point of trying to participate every year.
This year I think I'll do it naked — by which I mean I'll post the poems here, unedited, as I turn them out.
Expect a poem for every day, not always on the day in question, I do have a life and it would be unrealistic not to allow a little give and take, but expect 30 brand new poems in roughly the next 30 days.


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[ G.R. No. 136916, December 14, 1999 ]
FLEURDELIZ B. ORGANO, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE JAIL WARDEN OF MANILA, RESPONDENTS.
PANGANIBAN, J.:
Under Republic Act (RA) No. 8249, the Sandiganbayan has jurisdiction over accused public officials only when they occupy positions corresponding to Salary Grade 27 or higher. Thus, RA 7080, insofar as it provided that all prosecutions for plunder fell within the Sandiganbayan's jurisdiction, was impliedly repealed.
Before us is a Petition for Habeas Corpus under Rule 102 of the Rules of Court, praying that this Court direct the jail warden of Manila to produce the body of petitioner's mother, Lilia B. Organo, and to set her at liberty without delay. Earlier, the accused had been detained, pursuant to a Warrant of Arrest issued by the Sandiganbayan[1] in connection with an Information[2] for plunder dated August 14, 1997 and docketed as Criminal Case No. 24100. Petitioner maintains that the Warrant was invalid, because that court had no jurisdiction over her mother.
The facts of the case, as summarized by the Office of the Solicitor General, are as follows:
In an Information filed before the Sandiganbayan on August 15, 1997, Dominga S. Manalili, Teopisto A. Sapitula, Jose DP. Marcelo, Lilia B. Organo, Gil R. Erencio, Reynaldo S. Enriquez and Luis S. Se, Jr. were charged with the violation of RA No. 7080 (Plunder) committed as follows:
"`That on or about 05 November 1996, or sometime prior or subsequent thereto, in Quezon City, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, accused Dominga S. Manalili, Teofisto A. Sapitula, Joel DP. Marcelo, Lilia B. Organo, being then public officers and taking advantage of their official positions as employees of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Region 7, Quezon City, and Gil R. Erencio, Reynaldo S. Enriquez and Luis S. Se, Jr., conspiring, confabulating and confederating with one another, did then and there wilfully, unlawfully and criminally amass and acquire funds belonging to the National Government by opening an unauthorized bank account with the Landbank of the Philippines, West Triangle Branch, Diliman, Quezon City, for and in behalf of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and deposit therein money belonging to the government of the Philippines, consisting of revenue tax payments then withdraw therefrom the sum of Pesos: One Hundred Ninety Three Million Five Hundred Sixty Five Thousand Seventy Nine & 64/100 (P193,565,079.64) Philippine Currency, between November, 1996 to February, 1997, without proper authority, through checks made payable to themselves and/or the sole proprietorship firms of the above-named private persons, thereby succeeding in misappropriating, converting, misusing and/or malversing said public funds tantamount to a raid on the public treasury, to their own personal gains, advantages and benefits, to the damage and prejudice of the government in the aforestated amount.
CONTRARY TO LAW.'
"The Information, docketed as Criminal Case No. 24100, was raffled to the First Division of the Sandiganbayan.
"On August 20, 1997, Lilia B. Organo filed a Motion to Quash Information for lack of jurisdiction and to defer the issuance of a warrant of arrest.
"Thereafter, with the creation of [the] 4th and 5th Divisions of the Sandiganbayan, the case was unloaded to the respondent court, 4th Division.
"On September 29, 1997, respondent court issued a warrant of arrest against the accused in Criminal Case No. 24100.
"On October 1, 1997, Organo filed an Urgent Motion to Recall and /or Quash Warrant of Arrest Pending Resolution on the Issue of Lack of Jurisdiction and Other Incidents. The motion was opposed by the prosecution.
"In a Resolution dated November 20, 1997, respondent court denied Organo's motion.
"On December 9, 1997, Organo filed with the respondent court a Motion for Reconsideration of the November 20, 1997 Resolution.
"On April 28, 1998, respondent court denied Organo's Motion for Reconsideration ruling as follows:
`The Motion for Reconsideration dated December 9, 1997 filed by accused Lilia Organo, through counsel, is hereby denied, there being no valid and compelling reason to set aside our Resolution dated November 28, 1997 denying her Motion to Quash Information for Lack of Jurisdiction. Besides, accused movant is still a fugitive from justice and continues to evade arrest so that jurisdiction over her person has not yet been acquired by this Court.
`Hence, movant Organo has no right to file with this Court her said Motion to Quash which was denied, and subsequently her subject Motion for Reconsideration.
`Movant Organo should first surrender and place her person under the jurisdiction of this Court before she may file any further pleading with this Court.'
"With the denial of her Motion for Reconsideration, Organo filed before the Supreme Court a petition for certiorari and prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court against herein respondents People of the Philippines and the 4th Division of the Sandiganbayan. Petitioner alleges in the main that respondent court has no jurisdiction over a case of plunder if the officials or employees fall below salary grade 27 and that respondent court gravely abused its discretion amounting to lack of jurisdiction in failing to act on her motion to Quash before issuing a warrant of arrest. x x x.
"With the warrant of arrest issued by the respondent court, Organo was arrested and detained by the National Bureau of Investigation in its detention cell. Thereafter, she was transferred to the Manila City Jail."[3]
Petitioner submits this sole issue for the consideration of the Court:
"Does the Respondent Court, the Honorable Sandiganbayan, have jurisdiction over a case of plunder when none of the accused occupy Salary Grade `27' or higher as provided under Republic Act No. 6758 x x x"[4]
The Court's Ruling
The Petition is meritorious.
Sole Issue:
Jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan
Petitioner contends that the Sandiganbayan has no jurisdiction to hear Criminal Case No. 24100 and to issue a warrant of arrest therein. True, Section 3 of Republic Act 7080, the law penalizing plunder, states that "[u]ntil otherwise provided by law, all prosecutions under this Act shall be within the original jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan." When the crime charged was allegedly committed, however, already in effect were RA 7975[5] and RA 8249,[6] which confined the Sandiganbayan's jurisdiction to public officials with Salary Grade 27 or higher. Since not one of the accused occupies such position, the Sandiganbayan has no jurisdiction over Criminal Case No. 24100.
We agree. The Sandiganbayan's jurisdiction over petitioner's mother and the other accused in Criminal Case No. 24100 has been resolved by the Supreme Court in Lilia B. Organo v. Sandiganbayan.[7] In that case, we ruled that "the Sandiganbayan has no jurisdiction over the crime of plunder unless committed by public officials and employees occupying the positions with Salary Grade `27' or higher, under the Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989 (Republic Act No. 6758) in relation to their office." The Court explained that "the crime of `plunder' defined in Republic Act No. 7080, as amended by Republic Act No. 7659, was provisionally placed within the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan `until otherwise provided by law.' Republic Act No. 8249, enacted on February 5, 1997, is the special law that provided for the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan `otherwise' than that prescribed in Republic Act No. 7080." (Italics supplied)
The Office of the Solicitor General argues, however, that the Sandiganbayan has jurisdiction over cases of plunder, regardless of the public official's salary grade. Arguing that a special law will prevail over a statute or law of general application, it maintains that RA 8249 provides for the general jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, while RA 7080 is a special law which deals with the crime of plunder.
Furthermore, it avers that a "close perusal of RA 8249 would show that the legislature did not intend to repeal or alter the provisions of RA 7080 as regards the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan in cases of plunder. In fact, Section 4 (a) shows the instances wherein the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan is limited to those where the accused public official occupies a Salary Grade of `27' or above only involves `Violations of RA 3019', as amended, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, Republic Act No. 1379, and Chapter 11, Section 2, Title VII, Book II of the Revised Penal Code. Subsection (a) does not mention cases involving violations of RA 7080. Necessarily, the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan in cases relating to plunder is not subject to the limitations under Section 4 of RA 8249. Had the legislature intended to modify the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan in cases involving plunder, it would not have left out `cases involving violations of RA 7080' from the enumeration in Subsection (a) Section 4, RA 8249."[8]
The argument is incorrect. Section 4 of RA 8249 is reproduced in full as follows:
"Sec. 4. Jurisdiction. - - The Sandiganbayan shall exercise original jurisdiction in all cases involving:
a. Violations of Republic Act No. 3019, as amended, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, Republic Act No. 1379, and Chapter II, Section 2, Title VII of the Revised Penal Code, where one or more of the principal accused are officials occupying the following positions in the government, whether in a permanent, acting or interim capacity, at the time of the commission of the offense:
(1) Officials of the executive branch occupying the positions of regional director and higher, otherwise classified as grade "27" and higher, of the Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989 (Republic Act No. 6758), specifically including:
(a) Provincial governors, vice-governors, members of the sangguniang panlalawigan and provincial treasurers, assessors, engineers, and other provincial department heads;
(b) City mayors, vice mayors, members of the sangguniang panlungsod, city treasurers, assessors, engineers, and other city department heads.
(c) Officials of the diplomatic service occupying the position of consul and higher;
(d) Philippine army and air force colonels, naval captains, and all officers of higher rank;
(e) PNP chief superintendent and PNP officers of higher rank;
(f) City and provincial prosecutors and their assistants, and officials and prosecutors in the Office of the Ombudsman and Special Prosecutor;
(g) Presidents, directors or trustees, or managers of government-owned or controlled corporations, state universities or educational institutions or foundations;
(2) Members of Congress and officials thereof classified as Grade "27" and up under the Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989;
(3) Members of the judiciary without prejudice to the provisions of the Constitution;
(4) Chairmen and members of Constitutional Commissions, without prejudice to the provisions of the Constitution; and
(5) All other national and local officials classified as Grade "27" and higher under the Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989.
b. Other offenses or felonies whether simple or complexed with other crimes committed by the public officials and employees mentioned in subsection (a) of this section in relation to their office.
c. Civil and criminal cases filed pursuant to and in connection with Executive Order Nos. 1, 2, 14 and 14-A.
In cases where none of the principal accused are occupying positions corresponding to salary grade "27" or higher, as prescribed in the said Republic Act No. 6758, or military and PNP officers mentioned above, exclusive jurisdiction thereof shall be vested in the proper regional trial court, metropolitan trial court, municipal trial court, and municipal circuit trial court, as the case may be, pursuant to their respective jurisdictions as provided in Batas Pambansa Blg. 129.
It is true that a violation of RA 7080 penalizing plunder is not mentioned in Section 4 (a) of RA 8249. However, the crime falls squarely under Section 4 (b), which we again quote below:
"b. Other offenses or felonies whether simple or complexed with other crimes committed by the public officials and employees mentioned in subsection (a) of this section in relation to their office."
Plunder is clearly a crime committed by public officials in relation to their office. Hence, there is no doubt that this crime is covered by Section 4 (b). Clearly, RA 7080 was impliedly repealed by RA 8249, such that prosecutions for plunder are cognizable by the Sandiganbayan only when the accused is a public official with Salary Grade 27 or higher.
Explaining the effect of RA 8249, the Court in People v. Magallanes[9] has categorically ruled that the Sandiganbayan has jurisdiction over public officials only if their positions fall under Salary Grade 27 or higher.
"As a consequence of these amendments, the Sandiganbayan partly lost its exclusive original jurisdiction in cases involving violations of R.A. No. 3019, as amended; R.A. No. 1379, and Chapter II, Section 2, Title VII of the Revised Penal Code. It retains only cases where the accused are those enumerated in subsection a, Section 4 above and, generally, national and local officials classified as Grade `27' and higher under the Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989 (R.A. No. 6758). Moreover, its jurisdiction over other offenses or felonies committed by public officials and employees in relation to their office is no longer determined by the prescribed penalty, viz., that which is higher than prision correccional or imprisonment for six years or a fine of P6,000.00; it is enough that they are committed by those public officials and employees enumerated in subsection a, Section 4 above. However, it retains its exclusive original jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases filed pursuant to or in connection with E.O. Nos. 1, 2, 14, and 14-A."
Moreover, the Court in Rodrigo v. Sandiganbayan[10] has explained that the intent of Congress in RA 8249 was to make Salary Grade 27 the demarcation line determining the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan and other courts.
"The apparent intendment of these amendments is to ease the dockets of the Sandiganbayan and to allow the Anti-Graft Court to focus its efforts on the trial of those occupying higher positions in government, the proverbial "big fish." Section 4, as amended, freed the Sandiganbayan from the task of trying cases involving lower-raking government officials, imposing such duty upon the regular courts instead. The present structure is also intended to benefit these officials of lower rank, especially those residing outside Metro Manila, charged with crimes related to their office, who can ill-afford the expenses of a trial in Metro Manila. As the Explanatory Note of House Bill No. 9825 states:
`One is given the impression that only lowly government workers or the so-called `small fry' are expediently tried and convicted by the Sandiganbayan. The reason for this is that at present, the Sandiganbayan has the exclusive and original jurisdiction over graft cases committed by all officials and employees of the government, irrespective of rank and position, from the lowest-paid janitor to the highly-placed government official. This jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan must be modified in such a way that only those occupying high positions in the government and the military (the big fishes) may fall under its exclusive and original jurisdiction. In this way, the Sandiganbayan can devote its time to big time cases involving the `big fishes' in the government. The regular courts will be vested with the jurisdiction of cases involving less-ranking officials (those occupying positions corresponding to salary grade twenty-seven (27) and below and PNP members with a rank lower than Senior Superintendent. This set-up will prove more convenient to people in the provinces. They will no longer have to travel to Manila to file their complaint or to defend themselves. They can already file their complaint or their defense before the Regional Trial Court or the Municipal Trial Court in their respective localities, as the case may be.'
"To distinguish the `big fish' from the `small fry,' Congress deemed the 27th Grade as the demarcation between those who should come under the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan and those within the regular courts."
Desperate people sometimes resort to desperate methods. In the present case, desperation may have impelled this original action because petitioner was frantic to free her mother from detention. While we understand her plight, we must call attention to the folly of her act. Inasmuch as a Petition for Certiorari (GR No. 133535) raising the same issue had already been submitted by her mother before the Court at the time, the present Petition for Habeas Corpus should not have been filed at all. A motion in GR No. 133535 asking for Mrs. Organo's release would have accomplished the same result even more expeditiously and would have avoided the double vexation on this Court's time and attention. While the elements of forum shopping may not be present because the herein petitioner was not a party in GR No. 133535, still we must express our displeasure at the attempt to vex this Court twice for the same relief. Hence, though granted relief, petitioner is assessed costs.
WHEREFORE, the Petition is GRANTED and the Manila jail warden is ORDERED to immediately release Lilia B. Organo from custody, unless a valid information has been filed in the proper court and a warrant for her arrest properly issued. Costs against petitioner.
Melo, (Chairman), Vitug, Purisima, and Gonzaga-Reyes, JJ., concur.
[1] Fourth Division, composed of JJ Sabino de Leon Jr. (chairman); Narciso S. Nario and Teresita L. de Castro (members).
[2] Signed by Special Prosecution Officer Jose T. de Jesus.
[3] Respondents' Memorandum, pp. 1-3
[4] Petitioner's Memorandum, p. 1.
[5] "An Act to Strengthen the Functional and Structural Organization of the Sandiganbayan, amending for the purpose Presidential Decree No. 1606, as amended."
[6] "An Act Further Defining the Jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 1606. As Amended, Providing Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes."
[7] GR No. 133535, September 9, 1999, p. 7, per Pardo, J.
[8] Respondents' Memorandum, p. 10. Underscoring found in the original.
[9] People v. Magallanes, 249 SCRA 225-226, October 11, 1995, per Davide, J. (now CJ).
[10] GR No. 125498, February 18, 1999, per Kapunan, J. Italics supplied.

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Now it looks like the rest of the country is getting to share the wealth. The SANS Institute's survey showed that the Midwest, the Northwest, and the Southeast all are on the salary fast track, bringing in at least 7.5% yearly increases. The Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., has the biggest paychecks for security professionals, coming in at a mean salary of $95,615 for 2006. The Northeast came in second with $92,452, while the West, which includes Silicon Valley, rang in with $86,368.
Looks like security professionals have a lot more options about where they can live and still make a very good living.
The SANS Institute is working on a new survey, though. This one will focus on the past year, as opposed to the last study which focused on an eight-year span.
Paller told me that with this survey, he's expecting to see a shift in emphasis. More technical employees will start to get bigger raises. For a while now, FISMA has forced companies to focus on reporting on their security efforts, instead of putting all their muscle behind their actual security efforts. The on-going string of data losses, security breaches, and a growing cyberthreat from China may have a lot of executives rethinking their security strategy. And that could be good news for the men and women in the security trenches.
They're looking for people to participate in the survey, so add your two cents by going to this Web site.
And I'm interested in your two cents, too. Tell me, how happy are you with your salary? Is it picking up or woefully stagnant? What would make you happier on the job?


The months of spring give rise to a spate of allergic reactions. Pollen, dust and other air-borne particles cause more than 25 million of the American population to suffer from sneezing, swollen glands, watery eyes and nasal passages. Allergic reactions can even cause excessive fatigue, mental fog, headaches and depression. There are various medications and sprays available but many of these come with side effects like drowsiness and may not relieve congestion.
The best way to deal with allergens is to use natural preventive methods and to build the body's own defense mechanisms.
What are some natural methods that can help prevent allergic reactions?
Avoid fans - Air blowing in rooms causes dust mites and particles to get whipped around and pushed into nasal passages.
Shower after coming home - Showering after coming in from outside will allow pollen and other particles to get rinsed off skin and hair.
Remove shoes and clothing after entering the house. This will prevent allergens from being in your environment and also from shedding onto furniture and the floor.
In countries like India and Japan it is customary to take off shoes at the front door to prevent outside dirt from coming in.
Avoid humidifiers - If you are allergic, humidity can worsen symptoms as it allows dust mites to grow.
Keep windows closed to prevent pollen and dust from entering.
Avoid alcohol and certain foods - Alcohol worsens symptoms as it promotes blood flow to nasal passages. Avoid alcohol and foods like bananas, melons, eggplant, apples, peaches, pears which cause cross reactivity - a symptom whereby if you suffer from seasonal allergies, these foods trigger a similar reaction.\ Meat and dairy products can also trigger allergic reactions. A fatty acid called arachidonic acid that exists solely in animal products stimulates the production of leukotrienes by the body that causes blockage of bronchial tubes.
Wear a mask - In countries like China where there is extreme air pollution it is not uncommon for people to go about wearing a mask. If wearing a mask does not appeal asthetically consider wrapping a scarf around your head and nose. This will help to physically prevent allergens from entering the nasal passages. There are also mesh filters available that can directly be applied to the nostrils.
Vegetables, fruits and foods like chocolate and tea that are high in flavonoids are very beneficial in preventing the body's immune response to allergens.
Herbs like Garlic, Amalaki / Indian gooseberry, Vasaka / Malabar Nut, Holy Basil / Tulasi, Turmeric and ayurvedic herbal blends like Septilin and Chyawanprash also help to build up the body's immune system.


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Australia's Looming Submarine Disaster
Australia's Looming Submarine Disaster, by Alistair Pope, an ex-military man with more than 50 articles published in American and Australian military magazines.
Submarines are no longer the Das Boot-style hunters of slow cargo ships, but are themselves the hunted, as dangerous to those who sail in them as to those they target. The anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities of advanced nations are now so good that submarines are on virtual suicide missions, the best result likely to be one kill before their own crew's next-of-kin are notified. …
Just for argument's sake, let's posit the nuclear-powered Barracuda as the best submarine in the world (please stop laughing; we're talking hypotheticals). But we aren't going the nuclear route. What we are doing is asylum-quality crazy: ripping out the reactor and replacing it with an old fashioned diesel. Our alleged 'state of the art' submarines will have 80-year-old technology driving them at 35 per cent the underwater speed of a nuclear Barracuda. …
Australia is staking $200 billion of its meagre defence budget on an unproven design that can only produce an outdated weapon, the first of which will not be available (if you believe in fairy tales) for 15 years. Let's assume the fleet of twelve all arrive by 2050, and that our enemies are sufficiently considerate to delay hostilities until then. What are the chances our boats, led by HMAS Pyne Box, will deter our enemies? These new boats will be quieter, able to dive deeper and will have new capabilities, but they will still not be able to function in tomorrow's undersea battle space.
By 2035, there will be a range of rapidly evolving autonomous submarine weapon systems, such as the recently unveiled Chinese HSU drones pictured below, that are designed to find and sink them. And find and sink them they most certainly will.
In the Fifties it was recognised that the concept of wolf packs hunting freighter convoys was no longer viable. To continue to have a role, the strategy of submarine warfare changed with the introduction of nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines designed to annihilate any country that made a nuclear first-strike on the US or its key allies. A second class of submarine also emerged with the creation of the hunter-killers designed specifically to find and destroy enemies' submarines, including their ballistic-missile 'big bangers'. …
Unmanned aerial drones have evolved considerably during the past 20 years, but unmanned underwater vessels (UUV's) are still marginal players in sea warfare. …
Initially, the first UUVs will simply be auxiliaries to manned submarines or smart-weapons networks. Roles will include mine hunting and disposal, operating close to enemy coasts, or acting as decoys to mask the mother submarine's movements. Over the next two decades we can reasonably expect to see them become fully autonomous units equal in capability to manned submarines. UUVs will also be much cheaper than manned submarines, meaning they can be deployed in greater numbers and without the same degree of regard for risk that figures when a crew is involved. …
Developments already underway mean that within 20 years manned submarines and UUVs will be far more capable than today's boats, but despite improvements in stealth measures all submarines will be more vulnerable to detection. The submarine will become less of a front-line weapon and more of a strategic mother ship for UUVs, and swarms, some of which may have been pre-positioned at obvious choke points, ready for activation on command. These mother ships will have workshops with 3D printers capable of building and maintaining UUVs in the field. Their operations require new, advanced command and control systems for drones and battle networks. ….
The French submarines represnent the worst military equipment purchasing decision since Federation. That is a big call, but based on their extreme cost, the capability differences between nuclear and conventionally powered submarines, future UUV developments and the need for a credible defence force, this farce of a purchase must be stopped as soon as possible.
Let's go back a century for clarity. Imagine if in 1920 the Australian military ordered some 1920-technology submarines or planes for delivery in (if all went well) 1950. Reckon that would have worked out well?
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Choose a non-Unique Item to haggle over. If no Knights are Wielding or Possess that Item, then the Knight may reduce its Cost by DICE6 (to a minimum of 1); otherwise the Knight may increase its Cost by DICE6.
Otherwise, each Attacking Knight loses 5 Gold (or all of their Gold if they have less than 5 Gold) and the effects of the Beast's Behaviour are applied once.
And a little more of a reaction from the attacked beast.
The Gryphon flew over the castle with its eagle eye on the Great Crossbow, but backed off when it realised there was no way to steal it without being shot down.
Reaches quorum 6 votes to 0. Enacted by Kevan.
The Cursed Flail is a one-handed, Swift, Heavy, Blunt Weapon. A Knight who is Wielding the Cursed Flail may not take an action that would move it to their Inventory.
Assign the Cursed Flail to the Minotaur.
If the Knight who Wields the Standard has cast a vote (the "Standard Vote") on a Proposal which the Baron has not cast a vote, then the Baron's vote on that Proposal is considered to be the same as that of the Proposal's Standard Vote.
And remove the text "Honour dictates that the Standard may never be held in a Knight's Inventory, but must be proudly Wielded by a Knight who holds possession of it (if a Knight gains possession of the Standard but is unable to Wield it, a random Item is moved from their list of Wielded Items to their Inventory to make room for the Standard)." from the rule.
Changing the Standard from a cursed-Wield into a Baron-replacement, since he is indisposed but still taking up quorum and DEF votes.
Not only did this terrible beast wreak fury and destitution upon my ancestors unto the seventh generation, but I had to pay to get my armour fixed when it turned up again yesterday and bit me. And I hear it has amassed plenty of loot over the decades. The Questing Beast must die.
The Gryphon came by again and circled the castle a couple of times. I was posted on the battlements at the time and kept my crossbow trained on it, ready to fire if it decided to come too close. Evidently, my presence there was sufficient to convince the eagle-lion to leave us alone for the night.
We set out to patrol the highway, like so many other days. After our recent string of victories, we were confident that we could take on anything that crossed our path. Unfortunately, what crossed our path was an pack of big, angry orcs. Our standard weapons, or "poo-ny sticks" as our adversaries called them, were insufficient to harm them and we were soundly defeated.
On our way back, we were assaulted by a mysterious beast of unknown species and origin. The creature immediately set its sights on Kevan, who in turn charged it screaming bloody murder. We managed to fight it off together, although Kevan somehow lost some Gold in the encounter. It's obvious to all that there is some sort of history between our comrade and the beast, but Kevan has so far refused to discuss the subject.
Fails 1-4. Adminned by Rodney.
If there is no active Approach post for a particular Beast, and that Beast has not already been Slain, a Knight may Approach that Beast by posting a blog entry with the title "Approaching [beast]", where "[beast]" is the name of the Beast. The blog entry may contain any content. Such a blog entry is known as an Approach post, and starts as active.
Tactics that can be used against Beasts are ATTACK, SCOUT, TAME and HIDE. All Knights initially have HIDE as their Tactic for a new Approach post. While an Approach post is active, Knights may indicate a single Tactic for that Approach post in a Private Message to the Baron; they are then considered to be taken that Tactic against the Beast and can be referred to by a corresponding adjective such as "Attacking Knight" or "Taming Knight" in the context of that Approach post. If a single Knight sends multiple such messages to the Baron for a single Approach post, only the last one is counted.
* If exactly one Knight on the Approach is a Taming Knight, and the number of Taming and Scouting Knights exceeds the number of Attacking Knights, and the Beast has not already been Tamed, then the Beast is Tamed by the Taming Knight: it has the text "Tamed by the Knight called [name]." added to its rule, where "[name]" is the name of the Taming Knight.
* Otherwise, if a majority of Knights who have taken a Tactic on the Approach are Attacking Knights, then the Beast is attacked: the Baron rolls DICE6 for each Weapon wielded by an Attacking Knight, then adds DICE4 for each Scouting Knight. If the total exceeds the Beast's Fortitude, the Beast is Slain. If this happens, "Slain by" is added to the Beast's Rule, followed by a list of the names of the Knights who took a Tactic on this Approach, and their corresponding Tactics, and each Attacking Knight and each Scouting Knight gains Gold equal to the Beast's Fortitude. Each Unique Item held by the Beast is then moved to the Inventory of a random Attacking Knight (determined separately for each Item). Otherwise, a randomly-selected Attacking Knight loses a random Weapon that they are Wielding (if they are Wielding any).
When an Approach has been resolved, it ceases to be active.
If a Beast has been Tamed by a Knight and is not Slain, then that Knight may apply the effects of its Behaviour as a daily action.
Introducing a secret choice mechanic, and implementing Kevan's Taming option.
The Gryphon passed over the castle without showing any interest.
Times out and fails 1-2-1. Adminned by Rodney.
If exactly one Knight on the Approach is a Taming Knight, and the number of Taming and Scouting Knights exceeds the number of Attacking Knights, and the Beast has not already been Tamed, then the Beast is Tamed by the Taming Knight: it has the text "Tamed by the Knight called [name]." added to its rule, where "[name]" is the name of the Taming Knight.
Pizzashark idles out after a week of inactivity. Quorum drops to 4.
Times out and passes 6-0. Adminned by Rodney.
A Knight who has a Steed in their Inventory is Mounted.
The Lance is one-handed. If a Knight who Wields a Lance is Mounted, that Lance is a Heavy Weapon and is counted as two Weapons for the purposes of Approach posts.
The Questing Beast's Motive is for there to be no Knight whose name is [Hunter].
The Questing Beast's Behaviour is to reduce the Gold of any Knight whose name is [Hunter] by 3.
The Questing Beast's Fortitude is 15. If an Approach to the Questing Beast does not include an ATTACK Tactic from a Knight whose name is [Hunter], and there is a Knight whose name is [Hunter], then the Questing Beast's cannot be Slain during that Approach.
When this rule enacts, replace "[Hunter]" with the name of a randomly chosen Knight.
Its attention caught by the trailing standard, the Dragon pursued the Gryphon back to its nest and raided its treasure, reducing the Beast's Fortitude to 15 and claiming 25 Gold.
With a sweep of wings and a roaring cry, the Gryphon flies low over the castle and departs with the Baron's Standard in its talons.
Times out and passes 7-0. Adminned by Rodney.
If a game action is a Weekly Communal Action, it can be performed by any Knight, but only if it has not been performed (by any Knight) already in the same week.
A Weekly Communal action is a Weekly Action that can only be performed by one Knight per week.
This ties the definition of the communal action to that of the non-communal one, eliminating the potential for end-of-week shenanigans.
As a question from a returning player: why do Core Proposal and Dynastic Proposal have glossary entries? Also, what rule now enables a new Baron to delete the Dynastic rules on Ascension?
I unidle. Knights 8 -> Quorum 5.
We'll see how long I stick around—-I've just moved internationally and have some time before I start work.
I forget how to add myself to the GNDT, though. I have been idle for years, which I'll take as an excuse. Can someone add me?
Testing the theory that the end of week two is the average dynastic midpoint, and the best time to introduce a victory condition.
Bayushi and Josh both idle out after a week of inactivity each. Quorum drops to 4.
The Minotaur sent another group of skeletons at us, with predictable results.
Those without a mace get 2 Gold. Kevan and I receive (30/11)*2 Gold, which rounds down to 5. I'm not sure if the previous result of 4 Gold was a miscalculation or if RaichuKFM interpreted the rule differently. One could, for example, make the case that, since Kevan and I are each 'counted as two', our two shares of Gold are distributed as if they were handed out to two different Knights (in which case they would each be rounded down to 2 and add up to 4). I've added the extra Gold from this and the previous skeleton fight to our totals for now, but a CfJ might be warranted here.
Timed out with 4 FOR, 0 AGAINST, and 1 unresolved DEFERENTIAL because the Baron didn't vote. Enacted by Kevan.
The Dagger is a one-handed Swift, Ranged Weapon. At the end of any Skirmish whose result would have been different if Daggers were not Ranged, all Wielded Daggers are removed from play. At the end of any Attack whose result would have been different if Daggers were not Ranged, all Daggers Wielded by Attacking Knights in that Attack are removed from play.
A Knight who holds the Dragonsteel Plate in their Inventory is treated as if they were Wielding a Shield.
The Great Crossbow is a two-handed Heavy Ranged Weapon.
The Minotaur holds the Dragonsteel Plate and the Lady of the Lake holds the Great Crossbow; update their rules to reflect this.
Each Unique Item held by the Beast is then moved to the Inventory of a random Attacking Knight (determined separately for each Item).
that Beast is instead Slain, any Unique Items it holds are moved to the Dragon and 'Slain by Dragon' is added to that Beast's Rule.
The Dragon's Behaviour is to select a Knight at random from those which are not Wielding a Weapon or Shield (if any such Knights exist), and to remove half of that Knight's Gold (rounding down). The removed Gold is then added to the Dragon's Hoard.
The Dragon's Behaviour is to select a non-Slain Beast at random (excluding itself) and to reduce that Beast's Fortitude by DICE6. If this would reduce the Beast's Fortitude to zero or lower, that Beast is instead Slain and "Slain by Dragon" is added to its rule. Otherwise the Dragon's Hoard is increased by the result of the die roll multiplied by quorum. If there are no non-Slain Beasts other than the Dragon, this Behaviour has no effect.
Reports reached the court of a nearby village granary being overrun by Giant Spiders, and the Knights were sent to clear out the chittering, web-choked nest. Those who had a weapon free to cut their way through fared best, and 50 gold was divided with 8 to each of three dual-wielders and 4 to every other Knight.
The Minotaur chased some Skeletons out of their caves and sent them towards the castle, but Kevan and Purplebeard's shiny new maces were useful in fending them off. As a reward for their foresight they recieved four Gold while the other Knights all recieved two, and the remainder has been placed into the Castle Treasury for future usage.
We set out to fight some monsters and encountered a pack of harpies, who immediately took to the skies. Since no one had bothered to bring a bow, we could do nothing to fight them. After some awkward glances were exchanged, we went back to the castle and agreed to never speak of this incident.
The Lady of the Lake took pity on us and gave Rodney a shiny new sword. I suppose he's expected to throw it at the next harpies we see.
If this happens, "Slain by" is added to the Beast's Rule, followed by a list of the names of the Knights who took a Tactic on this Approach, and their corresponding Tactics, and each Attacking Knight and each Scouting Knight gains Gold equal to the Beast's Fortitude.
Fixing an accidental mechanic removal in Rodney's proposal, and changing the less-than-defined "approaching Knights" to "Knights who took a Tactic on this Approach".
The Lady of the Lake's Motive is to obtain a Unique Item named Excalibur.
The Lady of the Lake's Behaviour is to place a Shortsword in the Inventory of a random Knight.
The Lady of the Lake's Fortitude is 10.
For veteran players: I ALMOST misspelled it as Excalabur.
As a daily action, the Baron may select a Beast at random: if its Motive is not currently met, the Baron must apply the effects of its Behaviour, once.
If no Assault has taken place in the last 24 hours, any Knight may resolve an Assault by selecting a Beast at random and, if its Motive is not currently met, applying the effects of its Behaviour, once.
In the previous, substitute "non-Slain Beast" for "Beast" if the proposal titled "All glory is not fleeting." passed.
Remove the text "by the Baron" from the rule named "Dragon".
In the Rule named "Approaching Beasts", change the first instance of "the Baron" to "any Knight" and the second to "the resolving Knight".
Unrelatedly, change "Motivation" to "Motive" in the rule named "Gryphon". In the rule named "Skirmishes", change "divided amongst all Knights" to "divided evenly amongst all Knights".
Allowing everyone to resolve the scheduled actions that require no decision makes them more predictable and helps make sure that the dynasty keeps moving (as soon as it starts moving).
Proposal: All glory is not fleeting.
If the total exceeds the Beast's Fortitude, the Beast's rule is repealed and each Attacking Knight and each Scouting Knight gains Gold equal to the Beast's Fortitude; otherwise a randomly-selected Attacking Knight loses a random Weapon that they are Wielding (if they are Wielding any).
If the total exceeds the Beast's Fortitude, the Beast is Slain. If this happens, "Slain by" is added to the Beast's Rule, followed by a list of the names of the approaching Knights and their corresponding tactics. Otherwise, a randomly-selected Attacking Knight loses a random Weapon that they are Wielding (if they are Wielding any).
As a daily action, the Baron may select a non-Slain Beast at random: if its Motive is not currently met, the Baron must apply the effects of its Behaviour, once.
I think we should save the Beasts' rules for posterity, or at least so we can have beast zombies or something. Also, the glory (or inglory) of everyone involved is remembered in the slain beast's rule, including those who hid!
Reaches Quorum and passes 6-0. Adminned by Rodney.
The Knights regularly fight minor monsters to safeguard the land. Every Monster Group has a Vulnerability and a Reward.
As a Weekly Communal Action, a Knight may Initiate a Skirmish by selecting a random Monster Group and counting the number of Knights who are Equipped to Fight that Monster Group. If this number is two or greater, the Knights Win the Skirmish. Otherwise, the Knights Lose the Skirmish. A Knight is Equipped to Fight a Monster Group if that Knight's Wielded Items satisfy the requirements set out by that Monster Group's Vulnerability.
If the Knights Win the Skirmish, the selected Monster Group's Reward is divided amongst all Knights who Wield at least one Weapon, with the Knights who are Equipped to Fight that Monster Group counted as two.
The Battle Axe is a two-handed Heavy Weapon.
The Minotaur's Motive is for the Knights to Lose ten Skirmishes. The number of Skirmishes Lost by the Knights is tracked in this sentence, and is currently 0.
The Minotaur's Behaviour is to Initiate a Skirmish; this is treated as if a Knight had performed this action, but does not count towards the weekly limit. If the Knights Lose a Skirmish Initiated by the Minotaur, each Knight without a Shield loses up to 3 Gold.
The Minotaur's Fortitude is 20.
Passes 5-0. Adminned by Rodney.
Some Items are Unique, signified by adding "(Unique)" after their name instead of a Cost. Unique Items have no Cost and may not be Purchased or Sold. Only one instance of each Unique Item may exist. Unique Items may be possessed by Beasts as well as Knights; if a Unique Item is held by a Beast, its status is tracked in the rule corresponding to that Beast.
The Runehammer is a one-handed Heavy Blunt Weapon.
The Dragon currently holds the Runehammer.
The Standard of Nomicshire is a symbol of the Baron's authority over the land. The Standard is one-handed. Honour dictates that the Standard may never be held in a Knight's Inventory, but must be proudly Wielded by a Knight who holds possession of it (if a Knight gains possession of the Standard but is unable to Wield it, a random Item is moved from their list of Wielded Items to their Inventory to make room for the Standard).
Add the Standard to the Baron's list of Wielded Items.
The Gryphon's Motivation is to hold four or more Unique Items.
The Gryphon's Behaviour is to select a random Knight who possesses at least one Unique Item and, if that Knight is not Wielding a Ranged Weapon and/or a Shield, moving a random Unique Item from that Knight's possession to the Gryphon. If no Unique Items are possessed by Knights, the Gryphon's Behaviour has no effect.
The Gryphon's Fortitude is 20.
We'll need to figure out a way for Knights to steal Unique Items from Beasts, perhaps based on the mechanic in Kevan's proposal.
The fact that the Standard can easily be stolen by the Gryphon is by design, and will give us a reason to fight it (even though it doesn't do anything yet).
Proposal: A Wild Proposal Appeared!
Times out and passes 8-0. Adminned by Rodney.
If there is no active Approach post for a particular Beast, a Knight may Approach that Beast by posting a blog entry with the title "Approaching [beast]", where "[beast]" is the name of the Beast. The blog entry may contain any content. Such a blog entry is known as an Approach post, and starts as active.
If a majority of Knights who have taken a Tactic on the Approach are Attacking Knights, then the Beast is attacked: The Baron rolls DICE6 for each Weapon wielded by an Attacking Knight, then adds DICE4 for each Scouting Knight. If the total exceeds the Beast's Fortitude, the Beast's rule is repealed and each Attacking Knight and each Scouting Knight gains Gold equal to the Beast's Fortitude; otherwise a randomly-selected Attacking Knight loses a random Weapon that they are Wielding (if they are Wielding any).
Each Beast has a Motive, a Behaviour and an amount of Fortitude.
The Dragon's Fortitude is 25.
As a daily action, each Knight may Visit the Merchant.
* Sell exactly one item that is in their Inventory, by removing it from their Inventory and adding half of that item's Cost (rounded up) to their Gold.
Timed out 4 votes to 4. Failed by Kevan.
The Dragon's Behaviour is to select a Knight at random from those which are not Wielding a Weapon or Shield (if any such Knights exist), and to remove half of that Knight's Gold (rounding down). The removed Gold is then added to the Dragon's Hoard by the Baron.
The Dragon's Behaviour is to randomly select a Knight from those who are Vulnerable, and to remove half of that Knight's Gold (rounding down). The removed Gold is added to the Dragon's Hoard.
A Knight is Vulnerable if no other Knight has a lower Defence score than them. A Knight's Defence score defaults to zero, and is increased by 1 if they are Wielding a Weapon, and by a further 1 if they are also Wielding a Shield.
Various Beasts stalk the land, and are described in subrules of this rule. Each Beast has a Motive and a Behaviour. As a daily action, the Baron may select a Beast at random: if its Motive is not currently met, the Baron must apply the effects of its Behaviour, once.
The Dragon's Motive is to amass a Hoard of 1000 Gold. The Dragon's Hoard is tracked in this sentence, and is currently 500 Gold.
The Dragon's Behaviour is to select a Knight at random from those which are not Wielding a Weapon or Shield (if any such Knights exist), and to remove half of that Knight's Gold (rounding down). The removed Gold is then added to the Dragon's Hoard by the Baron.
Each Knight belongs to exactly one Order, which is tracked in the GNDT. Becoming a member of an Order necessarily means abdicating actual or potential membership of any other Orders.
All new Knights belong to the Order of the Saints.
Each Order has its own page on the Wiki, referred to as its Chapterhouse. Each Chapterhouse details that Order's Inventory.
A Chapterhouse also contains the requirements for membership to its Order. To become a member of an Order, a Knight must meet the requirements set out in that Order's Chapterhouse. If there are no requirements set out in a Chapterhouse, that Order cannot be joined.
If Proposal: Two Arms passed, add the following to the end of the second paragraph of the rule entitled "Equipment". Otherwise, add it to the end of that rule.
At any time, a Knight may freely exchange items between their own Inventory and that of their Order's Chapterhouse, provided that they are at no point carrying more than five Items.
If the Rule "Equipment" exists, delete it and its subrule(s).
A Knight may Wield Items, tracked in the GNDT under 'Wielding'. A Knight may Wield up to two one-handed Items, or may Wield one two-handed Item, but may not Wield both a one-handed and a two-handed Item. Items that are neither one-handed nor two-handed may not be Wielded.
Knights may possess other Items, listed in the GNDT under 'Inventory'. Valid Items are listed as the names of subrules to this rule. At any time, a Knight may stop Wielding an Item to move it to their Inventory, or may remove an Item from their Inventory to Wield it.
New Knights start out Wielding a Shortsword and with an empty Inventory.
The Shortsword is a one-handed Swift Weapon.
The Mace is a one-handed Blunt Weapon.
The Buckler is a one-handed Shield.
The Bow is two-handed. If a Knight Wielding a Bow also has a Quiver in their Inventory, the Bow is a Ranged Weapon.
Give every Knight a Shortsword (stick it in the 'Wielding' column).
Combining some mechanics from earlier Dynasties to create a generic item system.
Every Knight has an amount of Gold, tracked in the GNDT and defaulting to 20.
Every Knight has a Weapon, tracked in the GNDT and defaulting to Shortsword. Valid Weapons are listed as the names of subrules to this rule.
Add a subrule to the rule "Equipment" entitled "Shortsword" containing no text.
Providing a few stats with room for expansion; we'll see where this goes.
A lone flask sits bubbling, but something pans out, leaving a wrecked lab, up through a hole in a crashed ship, past an assortment of odd creatures, now through the layers of clouds and gas swaddling a lone planet, further out, past a giant flare, zooming further out until its view is of a large milky spiral. And now it tips downward, and alights on the eyes of a stargazer staring at the field of lights. Suddenly the view is obscured by a great beast swooping down from the sky, and the viewer runs to shelter as sounds of marching boots emanate from the near castle. A barrage of arrows emerge from various points on the ground, and the creature turns and flees, projectiles trailing behind it, roaring all the time. Several figures in rusting chainmail breathe sighs of relief, and head back to inform their ailing lord of the news.
Repeal all Dynastic Rules, and replace "Atom" with "Knight" and "Overlord" with "Baron" throughout the Ruleset.
As per the Proposal "Sciencey Coin Flip", I have achieved victory.
Roll DICE2 in the GNDT. On a result of 1, the Atom named RaichuKFM achieves victory. On a result of 2, the Atom named IceFromHell achieves victory.
Since otherwise it is a game of whoever does a Dynastic action first loses, I propose this instead of forcing one of us to quit to end the game.
An Atom may, at any time, change their Energy to "Nuked" if it is not already "Nuked".
This is more just to give people something to comment on to prevent idling.


The Dakota Institute along with its 24,000+ books and DVDs became part of Bismarck State College in 2017. The collection is managed and marketed by BSC's business and management students working closely with the BSC Bookstore and other entities on campus.
The collection includes stories of Meriwether Lewis, Theodore Roosevelt and other anecdotes from the Northern Prairie. Several pieces are penned by scholar and author Clay Jenkinson.
The Dakota Institute was established in 2010 by the Lewis and Clark Fort Mandan Foundation. Along with the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Washburn, the Dakota Institute became part of North Dakota Parks and Recreating in 2015.
River of Promise - Tells of an exhilarating adventure about Lewis and Clark. This story fills a significant gap in our understanding of their journey west through the Bitterroot Mountains.
Hunter's Log - A collection of poetry written by a man who wandered through the snow-filled Red River valleys with his Labrador, facing the frigid temperatures and winds while chasing game birds.
Lewis & Clark: Among the Nez Perce - Allen Pinkman and Steven Evans reverse the historic lens of what we thought we knew of Lewis & Clark's explorations and encounters with the Nez Perce.
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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Federal Courts › Courts of Appeals › D.C. Circuit › 1965 › Henry A. Moore, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee
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Henry A. Moore, Appellant, v. United States of America, Appellee, 349 F.2d 963 (D.C. Cir. 1965)
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - 349 F.2d 963 (D.C. Cir. 1965) Argued December 19, 1963
Decided July 8, 1965
Petition for Rehearing En Banc Denied September 23, 1965
Mr. J. Albert Woll, Washington, D. C. (appointed by this court) for appellant.
Mr. John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., with whom Messrs. David C. Acheson, U. S. Atty., and Frank Q. Nebeker and Harold H. Titus, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., were on the brief, for appellee.
Before BASTIAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and BURGER and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.
Moore appeals from conviction of robbery. The evidence developed at trial disclosed that one Talley, the complainant, had been in a certain restaurant for about an hour and a half one evening during which time he had bought drinks for several persons, revealing he had a sizeable amount of money on his person. Robertson, the manager of the restaurant, observed the Appellant to enter and leave the restaurant three or four times in this interval, "nos [ing] around the table where Mr. Talley was sitting * * * and looking at Mr. Talley." Close to closing time Robertson saw that Talley was beginning to doze off and advised him, "don't leave the restaurant. Stay there until I get through counting the money and I would see he got home." At that time the Appellant was standing next to Talley, who was seated. About five minutes later while Robertson was counting the night's receipts,
one customer hollered [to Robertson], he is taking him out. So when I looked up, the defendant there had him by the arm taking him out the door.
Robertson jammed his money into a cigar box and ran outside to see Talley on the ground and the Appellant fleeing up the street. Robertson later picked Appellant out of a police lineup. His identification was confirmed by that of the witness Saunders, a waitress, who accompanied Robertson in the abortive attempt to help Talley and who had known the Appellant for 15 or 16 years, and had seen him in the restaurant that night. Mrs. Saunders was so positive of Appellant's identity that she proceeded directly from the scene of the crime to inform his mother of the events.
In these circumstances any error in production of certain statements under the Jencks Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3500 (1958), was harmless error.
WRIGHT, Circuit Judge (dissenting).
Appellant's trial counsel's timely motion for production of Jencks Act1 statements was denied on the representation that there were none.2 After two remands, the Government now concedes that there were three. The Government argues nevertheless that a new trial is not necessary here because the failure to produce the Jencks Act statements was not prejudicial to the appellant.
This is a robbery case based entirely on circumstantial evidence. The victim, one Talley, could not identify his assailant, and there were no eyewitnesses. The principal witness for the Government, one Ken Robertson, testified that he saw the victim walking out of Kent's Restaurant with the appellant shortly before the victim was assaulted. Robertson further testified that when he came to the victim's assistance, the victim said, "Ken, he got me."
One of the Jencks Act documents produced on remand was a statement taken from Robertson in which Robertson quotes the victim as saying "they" got him. Another of the Jencks Act documents produced on remand showed that three persons participated in the assault on Talley. Robertson's statement also indicates that he ran after the appellant, but the appellant was "way up the street in the middle of the block." On trial, Robertson estimated that the distance between him and appellant was from the witness chair to the defense table. In addition, on remand it was disclosed that the principal Government witness had, on trial, testified falsely under oath that his name was Ken Robertson, thus concealing his real name, Robert Butts.
This, therefore, is not a case in which "it would deny reason to entertain the belief that defendant could have been prejudiced"3 by the failure of the Government to produce the Jencks Act statements. Rather, it appears, to me at least, that enough discrepancy between Robertson's testimony on trial and the Jencks Act statements has been shown that "it is not for us to speculate whether they could have been utilized effectively."4
Perhaps more important here than the fact that the appellant may have been prejudiced by the failure of the Government to produce the statements is the length to which counsel for the appellant had to go to unearth the issue. The production of Jencks Act statements should be as nearly automatic as possible if the Jencks5 doctrine is to serve its salutary purpose. There are not many counsel, appointed or retained, with the perseverance shown by appointed counsel in this case.
I respectfully dissent.
18 U.S.C. § 3500
The colloquies concerning the requests for the Jencks Act statements follow:
CROSS-EXAMINATION [of Ken Robertson]
BY MR. JONES:
Q Did you talk to the police about this case, sir?
A Yes, sir, I did.
Q Did you make a statement to them?
A Yes, I did.
Q Was that statement reduced to writing?
A Yes, I think so.
MR. JONES: May we approach the bench, Your Honor?
THE COURT: Do you have a statement there, Mr. Titus?
MR. TITUS: Your Honor, I don't know what he has in mind. May we approach the bench?
THE COURT: Yes, sir.
(Bench Conference.)
MR. TITUS: I will see if I have any statement. I will be glad to give it to him, Your Honor, if I have one. I don't know which one the witness means. (Mr. Titus checked the file.)
MR. JONES: The witness said he doesn't know. I am just laying a foundation as to whether a statement was made or not and reduced to writing. I am not entitled to it before trial and that is why I am asking for it at this time.
MR. TITUS: Your Honor, I don't have any statement at all in my file. I will ask the police officer if he has any.
THE COURT: If he has, we will get it for you, Mr. Jones. That is all we can do. Will you do that, Mr. Titus?
MR. TITUS: I will ask the police officer. Do you want me to do it now?
(Mr. Titus left the court room.)
MR. TITUS: Your Honor, the police officer has no statement. This could have been something that was signed by him, a witness slip or something that he is confused about.
THE COURT: Your have nothing?
MR. TITUS: No. I merely have the Grand Jury statement which I don't think comes under the Jencks Rule.
MR. JONES: For the record, may I make a motion to strike the direct examination of the witness on the ground that the statement has not been produced if it is in existence?
THE COURT: I don't know what you mean, sir. I do not think that would be a basis to strike the testimony. Mr. Titus has gone through his file and he has no statement. He has asked the police officers and they have no statement.
MR. JONES: This is a motion for the record.
THE COURT: I don't understand you, sir.
MR. JONES: Under Title 18, Section 35 of the Jencks Act.
THE COURT: I am familiar with that, sir.
MR. JONES: I believe that if the statement is not produced and it is in existence and I assume that it isn't, but I must object and —
THE COURT: Let me say this to you, sir: I have known Mr. Titus for many years and if there was a statement he would produce it. I will say this for him and he can speak for himself but if he later finds there is a statement, you will certainly be given it.
MR. JONES: Very well, Your Honor.
CROSS-EXAMINATION [of Vernelle Saunders]
Q Now, did you talk about this case to the police?
A Yes. I did.
Q And did you give the police a statement?
Q Yes, I did.
Q Was that statement reduced to writing or did someone type it up while you were giving it, someone in the Police Department?
A I don't know.
Q You are not certain?
A No.
THE COURT: Do you have any such statement, Mr. Titus?
MR. TITUS: I think we are in the same position, Your Honor.
THE COURT: You have no statement?
MR. TITUS: No.
Rosenberg v. United States, 360 U.S. 367, 371, 79 S. Ct. 1231, 1234, 3 L. Ed. 2d 1304 (1959)
Clancy v. United States, 365 U.S. 312, 316, 81 S. Ct. 645, 648, 5 L. Ed. 2d 574 (1961)
Jencks v. United States, 353 U.S. 657, 77 S. Ct. 1007, 1 L. Ed. 2d 1103 (1957)
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Ali Bin Nasser, the referee of the controversial match between Argentina and England in the 1986 quarter-final of the FIF World Cup has put up the 'hand of God' ball for auction.
Maradona 'hand of God' goal
It would be recalled that Diego Maradona created one of the most memorable moments in a World Cup during the high-profile match between the two countries at political war against each other following the Falklands war.
With the infamous 'hand of God', the maverick Maradona scored the match's first goal, sprinting into the box, jumping above England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, punching the ball into the net, and the referee Bin Nasser controversially gave the goal, People Gazzete reports.
For his second goal in the match, the Napoli legend took the ball from his own half and dribbled five England players before slotting the ball into an empty net – a goal voted the 'Goal of the Century', according to a 2002 FIFA poll.
Argentina went on to win the World Cup.
Thirty-six years after the infamous incident, Bin Nasser, the owner of the ball, has decided to part ways with the iconic ball.
"This ball is part of international football history. It feels like the right time to be sharing it with the world," he stated.
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According to London-based Graham Budd Auctions, the ball will be auctioned next month, with bidding to start on November 16. Interested buyers can start registering for the bidding contest online. Registration starts on October 28.
The company also said it was anticipating selling the ball for between £2.5 million and £3 million (up to $3.4 million).
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"With the history surrounding the ball, we are expecting this lot to be hugely popular when it comes up for auction," it said.
Maradona died aged 60 in 2020, but the things associated with his name still cost a huge amount of money – the jersey worn by the football icon in the match was sold for around $9.3 million.
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Deric Golden has what he calls his dream job, fixing small flaws on the sedans being churned out at the Hyundai factory here.
So when two organizers from the United Auto Workers knocked on his apartment door one day, hoping to get him to sign a union card, he quickly sent them packing.
"I told them I didn't work at the plant," said Golden, 29. "I just wasn't interested."
It's the same story in town after town along the southern tier of Auto Alley, a corridor that runs north-south along interstates 75 and 65 from Lexington, Ky., to Montgomery.
Foreign automakers — including Honda, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen — are placing their U.S. factories in this region because of generous state and local incentives and a workforce famously resistant to unions.
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"We keep putting more taxes and lower wages on the people who are working in this nation and keep giving tax breaks to the wealthy," he said. "And that will destroy our democracy."
The union's membership has been shrinking across the country, hurt by the recession, bankruptcies by General Motors and Chrysler and an industrywide restructuring that has closed dozens of factories with UAW contracts.
Since 2007, the number of auto industry workers belonging to the union has plunged 46% to just 185,522 from more than 345,407.
Plants in the South are churning out more of the nation's supply of new vehicles. They now account for about half of all vehicle manufacturing in the U.S., yet none of the factories operated by the foreign automakers in the region has union workers.
The Detroit-based UAW could see its role in setting wages and benefits for the industry severely diminish unless it gains members at those plants, King said.
Wages vary by company and geographic region, making exact comparisons difficult. Average labor costs — wages and benefits — for the unionized Detroit automakers and nonunion Toyota's U.S. plants are about the same at $55 an hour, according to the Center for Automotive Research. But the rest pay less; nonunion Honda pays about $50 an hour. Nissan, Hyundai and Kia are at about $45.
Since the 1950s, the UAW has "played a central role in producing a growing and vibrant American middle class," said Harley Shaiken, a UC Berkeley professor and labor expert. The wages and benefits it exacted from the Detroit automakers in the second half of the 20th century set a pattern for manufacturing wages nationwide, he said.
Though much smaller now, the union remains a force — and King has moved to expand its reach by courting new political constituencies such as environmentalists and human-rights activists as well as new industries.
But the UAW is having trouble making its case to workers who have an intense loyalty to the automakers who brought high-paying blue-collar employment to these small towns and cities starved for jobs.
"I don't want to give any more pieces of the pie to anyone else. I need it for myself," said Kevin Carroll of La Grange, Ga., who was unemployed when hired by Kia Motors Manufacturing last year.
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Charles Miller of Powder Springs, Ga., had worked for an industrial parts manufacturer that for the 18 months before he joined Kia in August had put its workers on a one-week furlough every month. He said the factory job he landed painting Kia Sorrento SUVs had better pay and benefits even without the furloughs, greatly improving his finances.
"We have good communication with management here. Why would you need a union?" he asked. "The only time a union shows up is to collect dues or at election time."
Sentiments like these emphasize the magnitude of the challenge the UAW faces.
"It is pretty hard to see the union breaking through," said James Rubenstein, an auto industry analyst and geography professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. "It would have to be a plant where the working conditions have gotten so bad that people are up in arms and furious with management. There really aren't any bad factories anymore. These plants are now warm and fuzzy."
King's organizers have been hitting the pavement as he tries to persuade companies to allow the union to make its case directly to the workers.
King wants Hyundai and the other foreign companies making cars in the South to agree to a set of organizing principles for "fair elections" that would allow the union to make its pitch to employees in a setting that's free of workplace "tension, fear and discord."
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"All we want is a fair process, and whatever the workers decide will be the decision. If they decide they don't want to be in the union, we will accept that and move on," King said.
The automakers haven't responded publicly to the UAW's proposal for a set of principles outside of what is already required by labor law. And they were reluctant to talk about the union's efforts.
"Our employees will have a voice in the company, and our people will decide for themselves what their representation looks like," said Hans-Herbert Jagla, the executive vice president of human resources at Volkswagen's factory in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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So far, the UAW has had little success. The union lost elections at the Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tenn.
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