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Over 400 people were arrested while protesting at the 2000 Republican National Convention (RNC) in Philadelphia, PA. This website provides information on their legal situation and the issues they are protesting.

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Legal Statistics

As of April 6, 2004, the last remaining felony cases were concluded: The Timoney 3 were acquitted of all charges.

As of February 4, 2003, there are 3 remaining felony cases yet to be tried: The Timoney 3.

As of April 16, 2001, we have completed ALL initial misdemeanor trials.

Statistical breakdown of RNC arrestees going through the court process:

420
Number of people arrested at Republican Convention

300
Number of people charged with misdemeanors

43
Number of people charged with felonies
Note: Many people arrested were never charged, and were released without paper work

106
Number of people charged with misdemeanors who took an Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD)
Note: ARD terms were 6 months probation, restitution, with no record or conviction of any kind.

237
Number of people charged who rejected ARD or other plea bargains and went to trial

Of the 194 misdemeanor defendants that chose to go to trial:

13
Misdemeanor convictions

10
Summary convictions

Of the 43 felony defendants that chose to go to trial:

37
Charges thrown out or reduced to misdemeanors

1
Felony plea bargain (probation only)

3
Aquitted after trial stalled for 4 years (Timoney 3)

9
Number of cases on appeal.
Note: 8 were defendants involved in a pre-emptive arrest of a vanload of people; the other, Kate Sorensen, is appealing a misdemeanor conviction. She was originally accused of being a "ringleader" of the protests.

97%
Percentage of wins vs. losses (including those that took the non-conviction plea bargain as wins).


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Who are we? The R2K Network. Why are we protesting? Here's some background.

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Please help support our Legal Fund for Camille and the Timoney 3 cases. To make a donation, contact: info@r2klegal.org

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Letters of support:
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AFSCME Union
APWU Union
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia
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R2K Mobilization Links:
Ad Hoc Committee to Defend Health Care
phillyhealth.org
August 1st Direct Action Coalition
Kensington Welfare Rights Union
kwru.org
NJ Unity2000
Philly Direct Action Group
Redirect2000
Refuse & Resist
refuseandresist.org
Silent March
silentmarch.org
Unity2000





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