As those of you (some 200 at least) who have picketed with me know I
am not an easy guy to rile up.
But I have spent a good part of today working on the interrogatory for former Hemet DDA Robert Schwarz and I am really steamed--more so than when it was going down because this has put all the pieces together.
There were some connections I didn't realize until I was in the middle of this thing.
This is draft and not even consistent draft. (I was going to send this around privately, but decided that if scientology sends thugs to Boise to threatens Robert Schwarz that's not my problem.) Post or send me your suggestions by email to hkhenson <at> rogers.com
Keith Henson
SPECIAL INTERROGATORIESSPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 1: During the prosecution of Keith Henson in April of 2001, you were observed to be constantly in the company of Scientology attorney Elliot Abelson. At that time did you know of Abelson's former connection to the Gambino (Mafia) family? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 2: During the prosecution of Keith Henson in April of 2000, did you take advice from Eliot Abelson? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 3: If the answer to SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO 2 is yes, did you take advice from Mr. Abelson as to which jury members you should recuse? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 4: During the trial, one of the female jury members who sat in the front row, right hand side, (facing the jury box) was observed to frequently wave her fingers at Mr. Abelson particularly on leaving or entering the courtroom. Did you observe this? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 5: If the answer to SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 4 is yes do you know why the jury member was waving to Mr. Abelson? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 6: Circa (date) Barbara Graham, one of the named but not permitted witnesses in the Henson trial called you on the phone to complain about her house being watched and her and her guests being followed. Do you remember this event? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 7: Barbara Graham reported the harassment stopped after she made the above phone call. If you can remember, to whom did you speak to about this phone call? ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 8: Who was in charge of the Henson case before you were assigned to it? ______________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 9: What date were you assigned to the Henson case? _______________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 9a: What role did Tom Gage play? ______________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 10: Did Tom Gage sign the indictment? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 11: What role did Leonard Mandel play? _____________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 12: What role did Kevin Ruddy play? _____________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 13: What role did Bernie Skiles play? ________________________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 14: Did this case come to the attention of the DA, Grover Trask? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 15: If the answer to the above question is yes, please be specific about how Mr. Trask was involved. ________________________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 16: At trial during your direct questioning of Ken Hoden you asked:
Q: Then what happened?
A: All right. We took it to the police, explained to them that this is a threat. They said there was nothing they could do, looked like just a joke. He walked in later, shot Helen, who I've known for 25 years, shot Helen, bullet went through her shoulder, through her baby's head in her womb . . . . Were you aware at the time of trial that the bullet fired by a disgruntled Scientologist, Jerius,Godeka, (later judged insane) did not go through the baby's head? " . . the fetus was unharmed." (The Oregonian, September 26, 1996) Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 17: Regardless of your answer to above question, do you think it was fair to leave the jury with the impression that Scientologists are in danger of being shot and killed by protestors (as opposed to disgruntled Scientologists)? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 18: Your Motions in Limine that precluded Henson or his witnesses from testifying about why he was picketing (the two dead women), Scientology practices such as "fair game" or "TR-L" (Training Routine Lying) or the Scientology policy of paying witnesses for false testimony. The Motions in Limine contained material recycled from a previous Scientology case(s), even to the point of referring to Scientology as "defendant." Did a person other than you write all or any part of the Motions in Limine? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 19: If the answer to the above question is yes, who beside yourself wrote parts or all of the Motions in Limine? _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 20: Before Graham Berry was forced to withdraw from representing me, he observed (thinking you intended for him to look) two letters in the open case file on your desk. One of those letters was from Alan C. Oberstein to Grover Trask and mentioned a meeting held May 24, 2000 (this was the day after I had discussed picketing on the Internet). The other was from Scientology attorney, Gerald Feffer (of the major Washington, D.C. law firm Williams and Connally) to Deputy D.A. Kevin Ruddy. In his letter, Feffer refers to a prior meeting. Do you remember these letters? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 21: In reference to the above letters, do you remember letting Graham Berry read them in full? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 22: Characterize the letters if you can. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 23: As has been explained to Henson by a Hemet court clerk, in the year 2000 indictments were printed on 4 part carbonless paper. The copy marked "DEFENDANTS COPY" is notice to the defendant and is mailed if the defendant is not handed the paper on release. Is this your understanding of the indictment and notification process as it existed in September of 2000? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 24: If the above was not the procedure at that time, please specify how defendants were notified. _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 25: Please explain the process where the words "Release with letter to Appear" are entered into the computerized court records. Particularly, is entering this information equivalent to a sworn statement the defendant has been notified? _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 26 If you answered yes on SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 23, and the defendant was handed the "DEFENDANT'S COPY" in court at the time of arraignment, would that be evidence of an attempt to entrap the defendant into a "failure to appear" charge by not mailing the notice to appear? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 27: In court September 15, 2000 did you notice if the defendant was handed the "DEFENDANT'S COPY" in court on the day of arraignment?
Was____ Was NOT____ Don't remember____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 28: Would the lack of fold marks in the paper "DEFENDANT'S COPY" be physical evidence that it had not been mailed? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 29: After September 13, 2000 did you hear annoyance expressed by anyone in the DA's office at the Scientology lawyers who inadvertently notified Henson of the indictment in a bankruptcy hearing September 13, 2000? Yes_____ No_____
SPECIAL INTERROGATORY NO. 29: Henson attempted to report a crime, Section 132 of the Penal Code, which states that providing false information to a court is a felony to Sheriff deputy Secor April 9, 2001. Henson was rebuffed, posting a in a letter to Secor dated April 13, 2001 that the Sheriff deputy had told him there was no mechanism to report criminal acts by a Deputy District Attorney. Is this your understanding as well? Yes_____ No_____