A new decision from the U.S. Supreme Court could create more leniency for those charged regarding the capitol's insurrection.
The U.S. Supreme Court limited the scope of a statute used to prosecute Jan. 6, 2021, rioters and the decision could have an impact on at least one North Texan’s conviction.on the floor of the U.S. Senate dressed in combat gear.Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court said the statute used to obtain felony obstruction convictions related to Jan. 6 was“It’s the best interpretation of the law and the best thing for the country as well,” said Charles Burnham, Brock’s defense attorney.
The U.S. Department of Justice had maintained that the rioters’ mere presence at the Capitol was enough to be considered obstruction.“Myself and many other people believe the Jan. 6 prosecution used that law in ways it was never intended, ways that pose a threat to civil liberties and first amendment rights,” Burnham said.
Of the approximately 1,425 people charged with federal crimes related to Jan. 6, only 52 are in situations like Brock – where the only felony they were convicted of is obstruction.
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