Trial Postponed For Farmer Targeted by Raw Milk Police (Urgent Update)
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Update: We have just learned through Right to Choose Healthy Food that the Vernon Hershberger's trial has been postponed yet again, this time until May 20, 2013. The full press release from the News Republic staff can be read below. A map and directions for the rally can be found here.
A trial on charges related to the sale of raw milk against Loganville farmer Vernon Hershberger has been postponed due to a last-minute motion filed by his attorney in court Friday.
During a telephone conversation with the News Republic on Saturday, Hershberger said the motion — which was not immediately available — related to his First Amendment rights to religious freedom.
'Because of my religious beliefs, I do not believe in taking anyone to court,' Hershberger said. 'The only option I had was to disregard the holding order placed on me and allow the members to come and get their food.'
Hershberger said his attorney was allowed to file the motion and prosecutors in the case requested additional time to consider their response. Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Guy Reynolds accepted the request and agreed to push back the trial, which had been scheduled to begin Jan. 7.
Prosecutors representing the Wisconsin Department of Justice could not be reached for comment Saturday.
The delay is the second time the trial has been postponed. The case previously was pushed back following a hearing in August.Original article with background details can be found below....
A little more than a week ago we covered the ongoing battle of Vernon Hershberger with the Wisconsin legal system. Hershberger was raided by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, citing a failure to have proper retail licensing for distribution. He subsequently had his raw milk stocks destroyed by injecting blue dye, had his farm shut down, and was arrested. MORE
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