the 'Other' Medical Marijuana case in Larimer County, Colorado

[COmidnightrider]

Well, word has gotten out that the Larimer County assistant district attorney has let it slip out that the Frank Marzano case is about "MEDICAL MARIJUANA" even though Judge Kaup and the Old Drug War Guard has worked HARD to keep this information away from the jury. She has "OPENED the DOOR" and now the TRUTH MUST COME OUT.

STATEWIDE there is a now a call out of "RED ALERT" for
COURT SUPPORT Tomorrow
THURSDAY DECEMBER 6th at 9am

Attorney Robert Corry, Jr. was able to hold a stack of "medical Records" before the assistant D.A. shouted for a possible "MISTRIAL", however, Judge Kaup would hear none of that.

FRANK MARZANO was a LEGAL CAREGIVER who has helped numerous patients with varying degrees of ailments and does NOT deserve to be prosecuted for anything. PLEASE CONSIDER doing your part to HELP assure JUSTICE in this case. With your show of sheer number COURT SUPPORT tomorrow morning, we can possibly educate an intellectual jury to call for an appropriate "JURY NULLIFICATION".

If legal manuevers by unsavory prosecutors wish to keep word of legitmate MEDICAL MARIJUANA caregiving efforts from the JURY, the Colorado MEDICAL MARIJUANA COMMUNITY MUST RESPOND IN KIND.


COME and show SILENT PROTEST in COURT TOMORROW MORNING, the JURY will figure out WHY you are there..........

COME ONE, COME ALL, CALL YOUR FRIENDS and THOSE WHO KNOW OF OUR SUFFERING!!

WE will NOT be denied our Colorado Constitutional Amendment 20 RIGHTS.
Thanks for doing your part!!

Court ACTION continues tomorrow at
Fort Collins, Colorado
Larimer County Courthouse
Courtroom 4C

 

[facelift]

If anyone finds or has any background information on this matter, I would like to read it. All I can find are calls for help. I want to know the whole story, what he did, how he was busted, money, weights all the facts....

 

[COmidnightrider]

SO enters the story of a 'Con Man'

SO enters the story of a 'Con Man'

Frank Marzano was a legal caregiver in the process of being a legal patient, as he is now, suffering from Heart problems and other chronic pain issues.

Marzano had initially become interested in becoming a legal patient, and during the interim, was confident, he could do some caregiving to help some patients. SO, following his going to a couple of the North Denver Medical Marijuana Discussion Group meetings, he was introduced to his patient, Larry, an indigent 'Hard Case', who suffers from GI-Diff, a very painful daily bleeding circumstance which is addressed through serious mmj therapy, as well as prescription drugs and narcotics.

Marzano's only "MISTAKE" was in renting a house in Loveland, Colorado from a world class "CON MAN".

He was assisting in the growth of mmj plants for numerous patients, as indicated by the 42 documents that were known to be "State Certificates" associated with one of the Rocky Mountain State's first collective efforts. During initial motions hearings, it seemed obvious that both the Judge(Kaup) and assistant prosecutor worked very HARD to try and keep the Medical Marijuana portion of this case from the view of a jury.

A special US MARSHAL'S Fugitive Team came out from the East Coast and was tracking down Zandstra, when they (with assistance from local law enforcement) stumbled upon the legal medical grow. Prosecution ensued.

SEE http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18299253&BRD=1697&PAG=461&dept_id=44551&rfi=6
The initial case incident might be found by googling about the U.S. Marshals Capture fugitive in Loveland Colorado.

I am of the understanding that Frank Marzano was renting a home from this con man Ronald Zandstra. He is so good as a 'Con', he actually made it to be a finalist in the "World Series of Poker" among his long background of criminal activity. Zandstra had initially provided paperwork as being a legal caregiver in Colorado and, according to Marzano, he was totally unaware of his "landlord's" criminal activities.

HOPE this helps give you some perspective. It is among the most bizarre cases, I have ever seen in almost thirty years of new reporting. Stay tuned, for SURE........

 

[facelift]

So to our knowledge, Marzano allegedly was not dealing drug legally or illegally, allegedly he was just some guy growing pot plants for sick people in a rented house when the US Marshal arrived with a warrant to search Zandstra rental property.

Why doesn't the court want the medical marijuana issue brought in?

It sounds to me that the court is trying a federal case because the feds, the US Marshal, made the bust, instead of trying a state case.

Only lesson here is not to grow pot in a rented building.

 

[COmidnightrider]

2008 DRUG WAR VICTIM Frank Marzano in his own words:

“I was tried and convicted in Judge Kaup’s courtroom (4c, Larimer County) in Fort Collins of growing marijuana. Nine patients who wanted to truthfully testify that I was their caregiver were stopped by this Judge’s rulings.

41 pages of legal medical marijuana documents that police seized are suppressed, hiding my patients’ existence, by Judge Kaup’s order. Got a Stalinist disgrace of a trial and will be sentenced this
FRIDAY at 1:30 p.m.
PLEASE COME and show the “Good Old Boys” of a failed drug war that we will stand together as a legal medical marijuana community.”

Friday January 25,2008
JUDGE KAUP’S COURTROOM 4C
Larimer County Courthouse
Fort Collins

IF you are a legal patient or legal caregiver who would like to show your physical support and attend, but have transportation issues, please email [email protected] and we will try and put you touch with someone in your area, who might provide transportation to represent.

 

[Harry Gypsna]

how are they allowed to do that? dont say they can do what tey want please I mean actaully how can they be permitted to do that, surely that would be grounds for appeal and any judge with half a brain doesnt leave themselves open to that knowingly

 

[SCF]

yeah well its not like California, and when your dealing with that many patients, its hard to draw the law. But i sure hope he wins. Positive vibes

SCF

 

[COmidnightrider]

Colorado Constitutional Amendment 20 "Gutted like a Fish"?

Colorado Constitutional Amendment 20 "Gutted like a Fish"?

Colorado Constitutional Amendment 20 "Gutted like a Fish"? By Timothy Tipton

UPDATE: FRANK MARZANO Found GUILTY of two counts, getting two years incarceration, running concurrently. No appeal bond issued and attorney Robert Corry, Jr. is filing a timely appeal with fingers crossed. FREE FRANK

 

[Surrender]

can I bump this for an update request?

 

[Feijao]

God bless Frank.

Does anyone know how many plants he had when they busted him?

 

[Surrender]

Searched up LexisNexis and found his case is still open on appeal, next court date is 1/21/2010. This appears to be a significant case as originally the judge disallowed ALL mention of Frank's caregiver status.

also some background

Edit: Corry on the appeal