Bobby Cann Updates: Ryne San Hamel Pleads Guilty, Receives 10 Days in Jail

Jason Jenkins at ActiveTrans is helping to coordinate community response.  If there is any chance you can attend proceedings, please reach out to him: 

jason@activetrans.org.

 

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Permalink Reply by Zömbie 8.0 on October 10, 2013 at 8:02pm

I want to pipe up in support of all Marina has been doing in this thread. I am a trained courtroom advocate for this case; I did not know Bobby, but I feel that we would have been friends when we did meet; I bike-commute year-round; I was deeply disturbed by his death, and I am intent on seeing justice done in this case.

This concept of a "code of silence" is ridiculous. If you are truly invested in seeing a beneficial outcome from all this, maybe try to think about why the approach of Active Trans and the CPD makes sense. I understand your emotional reaction. But are you sure you know how to make change happen in the justice system? They do. And they are not doing what they're doing to fuck over the cyclists of the city 

Permalink Reply by Rebecca on October 11, 2013 at 6:17am

First, thanks to all that have put so much time into this. We all have a common goal - to see justice for Bobby. 

As for people wanting Active Trans to do more reporting in this forum.....I'm a member and supporter of the organization and I would much rather they work towards their mission: 

"The mission of Active Transportation Alliance is to make bicycling, walking and public transit so safe, convenient and fun that we will achieve a significant shift from environmentally harmful, sedentary travel to clean, active travel. We advocate for transportation that encourages and promotes safety, physical activity, health, recreation, social interaction, equity, environmental stewardship and resource conservation." (http://www.activetrans.org/mission-vision)

The more time they spend trying to keep people in online forums aware of the innerworkings of a court case is less time they can spend advocating for more bike lanes, educating drivers and bicyclists AND encouraging more people to bike.

Carry on Active Trans. Keep organizing court advocates (which I believe ANYONE on this forum is invited to participate in) and making things better. 

 

Permalink Reply by Simone on October 11, 2013 at 9:12am

Marina thank you for having the guts to say what I'm sure a lot of us have been wanting to say. Also thank you for the ability to be a strong, passionate, and articulate human being.

Now for everyone else.. can we please get back to what this thread is about which is Courtroom Updates. Please stop attacking one another. If you don't like the way something is being done the show up to court and hear it for yourself. The court date are updated and posted by Jason.

Let's all treat each other with some compassion. Please remember that we lost a dear friend and we are trying to do right by him. We are all doing the best we can to make sure this trial goes smoothly.

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on October 11, 2013 at 2:53pm

Just to  make it easier to get updated Couttroom Updates information and keep track, here's a list (which may not be complete) of comprehensive stories, listed by date, from John Greenfield's "Streetblog" web-site:

June 3rd

http://chi.streetsblog.org/2013/06/03/bobby-canns-killer-charged-wi...

June 12th

http://chi.streetsblog.org/2013/06/12/hamstrung-by-idot-city-plans-...

Aug 9th

http://chi.streetsblog.org/2013/08/09/cann-family-lawyer-we-need-to...

Oct 2nd

http://chi.streetsblog.org/2013/10/02/driver-who-killed-bobby-cann-...

Oct 9th

http://chi.streetsblog.org/2013/10/09/judge-turns-down-san-hamels-r...

If I missed any, please add them. 

The link to John Greenfield's complete blog is http://chi.streetsblog.org/

Permalink Reply by Active Transportation Alliance on October 18, 2013 at 9:40am

Hello all. A good piece of news just came our way that we can now share. 

The Assistant States Attorney has been working with the Secretary of State to revoke the defendants drivers license. Today we learned that The Administrative Revocation was filed by the ASA and granted.  The offender now has his license revoked.  He will be unable to ever drive until he participates in a hearing with the Secretary of State office.  They would not give him it back until at least the case is over.  if he is incarcerated, it stays revoked until he is released and shows he is capable of driving responsibly.  This could take many years. Possibly never.

This is a stiffer and more encompassing restriction on his driving privileges than the simple suspension of his license as part of the bond (which has also taken place) and much more difficult to reverse or appeal.

This is something that the ASA has been working on for some time, quietly, which some family members, advocates and others close to the prosecution have been aware of. However allowing this work to be done out of the public eye has helped prevent the Defense team from learning of it and blocking or appealing the revocation while it was still in process and vulnerable.

Hopefully this helps illustrates to some who have been critical about limited information sharing why those close to the case and those with experience in legal strategy have advised or been advised against sharing all the information available at any given time, especially in a public format like this.

Now that this Administrative Revocation has been secured we are happy to share the news with you. 

Thank you again for your support and interest in the case.

Jason Jenkins

Crash Support Programs Manager

Active Trans

Permalink Reply by Zömbie 8.0 on October 18, 2013 at 9:50am

Thank you, Jason!

That's what I was talking about.

Permalink Reply by Maurice on October 18, 2013 at 12:14pm
So the point of all this secrecy was to help the prosecution hide things from the defense attorneys? Sorry, I can't support that. Everybody deserves due process.
Permalink Reply by Duppie on October 18, 2013 at 1:01pm
Jason, great work. Thanks!.
I surely appreciate all the effort you and the court advocates are putting in.
Permalink Reply by Tom Dworzanski on October 18, 2013 at 2:23pm

Thanks for the great work Jason. Revocation is a ridiculously difficult restriction to overcome. It's very appropriate.

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on October 18, 2013 at 2:31pm

I love this post on so many different levels. In three short sentences, it communicates irony, hyperbole, a stubborn unwillingness to accept the limitations of a prior argument, and a dogged self-righteousness. It continues to misconstrue facts, draw false conclusions, and impugn the criminal justice process...

Every time this thread becomes too Kastigar-intensive, (and it is virtually guaranteed to become too Kastigar-intensive) I pledge to bump this comment.  Thanks to Jason and the court advocates who actually show up.

Maurice said:

So the point of all this secrecy was to help the prosecution hide things from the defense attorneys? Sorry, I can't support that. Everybody deserves due process.
Permalink Reply by Maurice on October 18, 2013 at 2:56pm
By contrast, your 5-sentence post manages to say absolutely nothing of any consequence.
Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on October 21, 2013 at 4:30am

Actually, all of your constitution rights, such as due process, are referring to criminal trials, not about driving.  Remember your Driver's Ed class: "Driving is a privilege, not a right."

Sanhamel still has his freedom, so far.  Sanhamel still has his life, so far.  All of us have the right to life and liberty which can't be removed until after being found guilty of a crime.  

Due process isn't a requirement for revocation of the privilege of driving; he can still travel by bicycle.  
 
This was a correct process to follow by the Assistant States Attorney and if the defense attorney didn't see this coming they weren't paying much attention or they just knew it wouldn't do any good to oppose.

Maurice said:

So the point of all this secrecy was to help the prosecution hide things from the defense attorneys? Sorry, I can't support that. Everybody deserves due process.

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