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Brothers To Be Tried in Marijuana Case
Posted by FoM on November 15, 2000 at 09:58:00 PT
By Jeff Cole of the Journal Sentinel Staff
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Two Town of Belgium brothers who are charged with running one of the largest marijuana growing operations in Wisconsin were ordered Tuesday to stand trial.Ozaukee County Circuit Judge Walter J. Swietlik ordered David W. Burmesch, 74, and Eugene A. Burmesch, 80, to stand trial on felony charges of growing marijuana and possessing marijuana with intent to sell. The brothers each face up to 30 years in prison and fines totaling $200,000 if convicted.
Swietlik ordered David Burmesch to stand trial after holding a preliminary examination in which Department of Justice Agent Paul M. Byal testified about the Sept. 1 raid on David Burmesch's farm. Eugene Burmesch's attorney, Gerald Boyle, decided not to have his client go through the preliminary examination.Under questioning by District Attorney Sandy Williams, Byal testified that he and other agents found 98.5 pounds of packaged marijuana hanging from the ceiling of a shed on the Burmesch farm."The marijuana was in brown, grocery-type bags bound with twine and hanging from the ceiling," Byal testified. "It was labeled as to weight."Byal also said agents found 498 plants growing in a 80-by-40-foot area. He said the field was surrounded by a 10-foot-high metal fence and agents had to scale the fence to see what was growing. There was a strong odor of marijuana around the field, he said.David Burmesch told the agents that he had not planted the 2000 crop but that it had grown from seeds that had fallen from plants grown in other years, Byal said.Byal said a ledger with detailed entries about those to whom the marijuana was sold and when also was found.Swietlik ordered both men to appear in court Tuesday for a formal arraignment.Note: Agent testifies farm had almost 500 plants.Newshawk: Drug Policy Forum of Wisconsin http://www.drugsense.org/dpfwi/Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI)Author: Jeff Cole, Journal Sentinel StaffPublished: November 15, 2000Copyright: 2000 Milwaukee Journal SentinelFax: 414-224-8280Contact: jsedit onwis.comWebsite: http://www.jsonline.com/
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Comment #3 posted by freedom fighter on November 18, 2000 at 13:30:01 PT
tis really cut the cake
elderly brothers growing the cannabis.a deaf man growing one cannabis plant.and system thought we are such evil beings.Wake up people!
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Comment #2 posted by FoM on November 15, 2000 at 12:29:09 PT:
Really Something!
Unbelievable that anyone 74 and 80 years can grow and maintain a garden of that size. Marijuana sure hasn't hurt them any. The system will but not the Herb.
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Comment #1 posted by Frank S. World on November 15, 2000 at 10:45:46 PT
Pretty sad
I don't believe that anyone should ever be prosecuted for cannabis, but going after eldserly people like these brothers takes the cruelty of cannabis prohibition to a new level.The penalties represent a de facto death sentence for these brothers. Will incarcerating them make Ozaukee County safer?I think not.
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