James LaMountain

James Wettlaufer who once declared James James LaMountain to be public enemy number one has found favor with the assistent Attorney General who after much wrangling was able to find a sympathetic Judge.

Superior Court Judge Ford is famous for his role as prosecutor in a landmark daycare center case where an 18 year old was sent to prison after Ford withheld exculpatory evidence that would have showed the defendant Bernhard Baran was innocent. Baran Served over 20 years in prison before he was freed (June 30, 2009) after concerns were raised with Ford’s handling of the case. Assistant Attorney General Kerry Strayer in the LaMountain case was able to seat Judge Ford as presiding judge even after a motion by Strayer to seat Ford had been denied earlier. LaMountain himself has a history of sexual abuse after he was sent to prison for having consensual sex with a girl in 1986 who was 2 weeks shy of the age of consent. LaMountain was also a victim of sexual abuse in the 1970's when he was in the care of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. “I have been getting screwed by the Commonwealth for close to 40 years......and the pain is just as sharp each time," LaMountain said.

LaMountain who was threatened with Jail by Ford for trying to enter exculpatory evidence learned today that Judge Ford has a habit of excluding exculpatory evidence from the record. Exculpatory evidence is evidence that shows the accused is innocent of the crimes or violations he or she is charged with.

During his closing argument LaMountain told Ford to come to the land to take his surrender and walked out of the courtroom on a code blue medical band before the assistant Attorney General could make his closing argument.

LaMountain who conducted the 3 day trial for was wearing a code blue UMass Medical band on his wrist the entire time and was forced by Ford to stand trial and defend himself pro se. Evidence excluded by Judge Ford was a forest cut plan, and an agricultural exemption in the case. The excluded evidence grants exemption to farmers when working in a buffer zone. DEP officials knowingly entered false information into the record while Ford turned a blind eye. DEP officials perjured themselves continuously on the case and Robert McCollum testified at the trial that fines could reach as high as $72 million... saying it was the most egregious environmental case they had ever seen. LaMountain who has been declared a farmer by the United States Department of Agriculture said he feels like he was driving the Valdez. LaMountain believes there is enough in the record by the testimony of the state witnesses to "make a good transcript" in overturning Ford. Appellate Lawyer Janet Pumphrey is already on standby to bring the case to Boston as it has ramifications for all agriculture in the Commonwealth.

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Judge Ford forces LaMountain to stand trial in 72 Million Dollar Case.

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