November 20, 2015
Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I have received a huge response from American citizens
regarding the resentencing of Dwight and Steven Hammond. I am aware, as I have read it for myself,
that there is a significant amount of misinformation being posted on internet
sites.
The fact remains:
- The case was investigated
by the sheriff at that time.
- The case was brought
before a grand jury and the defendants were indicted in accordance with
the law.
- The defendants were tried
in federal court and found guilty by a jury of their peers.
- The charges of conviction
carry a 60 month federal minimum sentence by law. A law which was passed by congress and
signed into law by the President.
- The defendant’s attorneys
requested the 60 month minimum sentence for the crimes of conviction and
the defendants accepted the sentence.
- The presiding judge
violated the law and handed down a sentence of less than the mandatory
minimum required by law.
- The prosecution filed an
appeal to the decision which went to the 9th Circuit Court,
where the court found that the 60 month minimum sentence had to be upheld.
- The defendants appealed to
the Supreme Court, which elected not to hear the case.
- The defendants were
resentenced to fulfill the remainder of the 60 month minimum sentence
required by law.
It is my belief that the Hammonds are decent hard working
citizens of Harney County and deserve my attention in this matter. I have read and will continue to read and
look into any injustice found in this matter.
Please read the attached sentence order. It is lengthy, but will clear up some of the
misinformation being found on the internet.
Thank you for your concern and willingness to help in this
matter. If you have any further
questions for me please feel free to respond and I will do my best to get back
to you in a timely manner. I have
received many phone calls and emails in this matter and will respond to each
one as best I can.
David M Ward
Harney County Sheriff
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