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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
L A N C A S T E R C O U N T Y, P E N N S Y L V A N I A
CRIMINAL

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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
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M A L I N D A S . C L A T T E R B U C K,
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D A R R E L L E U G E N E Y O D E R,
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A N N W . D E V I T R Y,
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E L I Z A B E T H A . L U C A B A U G H,
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A N T H O N Y J O S E P H P R O V E N Z A N O,
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BARBARA W. VANHORN and
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ELAM ZOOK
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Nos. 6287
6288
6295
6271
6264
6294
6293

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TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS
B e f o r e:
D a t e:
P l a c e:

HONORABLE HOWARD F. KNISELY
July 8, 2019
Courtroom No. 3
Lancaster County Courthouse
50 North Duke Street
L a n c a s t e r, P e n n s y l v a n i a

A P P E A R A N C E S:
A N D R E W T . L E F E V E R, E S Q U I R E
Assistant District Attorney
For - The Commonwealth
P A U L J O S E P H H E T Z N E C K E R, E S Q U I R E
1 4 2 0 W a l n u t S t r e e t, S u i t e 9 1 1
P h i l a d e l p h i a, P A 1 9 1 0 2
For - The Defendant

O R D E R E D:

7/8/19

L O D G E D: _ _ _ _ _ _ _

F I L E D: _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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P R O C E E D I N G S
(9:06 a.m.)

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T H E C O U R T:

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M R . L E F E V E R:

M r . L e f e v e r.
T h a n k y o u , Y o u r H o n o r.

A g a i n,

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t h i s i s c o n c e r n i n g s e v e n d e f e n d a n t s, C o m m o n w e a l t h

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versus Clatterbuck on 6287, Commonwealth versus De

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V i t r y o n 6 2 9 5 , C o m m o n w e a l t h v e r s u s L u c a b a u g h, 6 2 7 1 ,

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C o m m o n w e a l t h v e r s u s P r o v e n z a n o, 6 2 6 4, C o m m o n w e a l t h

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v e r s e V a n h o r n, 6 2 9 4 , C o m m o n w e a l t h v e r s u s Y o d e r, 6 2 8 8 ,

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a n d C o m m o n w e a l t h v e r s u s Z o o k, 6 2 9 3 , a l l o f 2 0 1 7.
F o r t u n a t e l y a n d h a p p i l y, t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h a n d

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defense counsel have reached a resolution on this

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m a t t e r, o n a l l t h e m a t t e r s.

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T h e a g r e e m en t w a s t h a t t h e s e v e n d e f e n d a n t s

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w o u l d c o m p l e t e c o m m u n i t y s e r v i c e h o u r s, w h i c h t h e

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attorney has provided me confirmation that was

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c o m p l e t e d.

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Commonwealth would move to nol-pros the charges

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against all the named defendants in the interest of

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j u s t i c e w i t h c o s t s o n t h e C o u n t y o f L a n c a s t e r.

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S o b a s e d o n t h a t c o m p l e t i o n, t h e

A n d j u s t f o r t h e r e c o r d, t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h w i l l
n o t b e s e e k i n g t o r e - f i l e t h e s e c h a r g e s a t a n y t i m e.

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I f I m a y a p p r o a c h, I h a v e t h e n o l - p r o s s l i p s.

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T H E C O U R T:

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C o u n s e l f o r t h e d e f e n s e i s i n a g r e e m e n t; i s

You may.

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t h a t c o r r e c t?

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M R . H E T Z N E C K E R:

T h a t i s c o r r e c t, Y o u r H o n o r.

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T H E C O U R T:

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L a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n, e a c h o f y o u a r e h e r e, o f

Thank you.

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course this was the time set for trial in this

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m a t t e r, e a c h w i t h a m i s d e m e a n o r o f t h e t h i r d d e g r e e,

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d e f i a n t t r e s p a s s b y a c t u a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n.

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That type of offense says that knowing you
were not licensed or privileged to do so, you entered

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or remained in any place in which notice against

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trespass had been given by actual communication by

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s o m e o n e i n a u t h o r i t y a t t h a t p o i n t.

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Before we conclude this and I decide to accept

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t h e n o l - p r o s s e s, h a v i n g d o n e t h e c o m m u n i t y s e r v i c e, I

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w o u l d o f f e r a f e w w o r d s:

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F i r s t, I w o u l d l i k e t o c o m m e n d c o u n s e l f o r

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both sides in presenting their positions with highly

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professional approaches to issues that are both

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h i g h l y c o n t r o v e r s i a l a n d l e g a l l y c h a l l e n g i n g.

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S e c o n d, m y e f f o r t s i n r u l i n g o n t h e s e l e g a l

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motions and matters before me are strictly my

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interpretation of the law and precedent in the area

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of criminal law as presented to me.

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M y r u l i n g s a r e i n n o w a y c o n t r a r y t o a n y o n e' s
F i r s t A m e n d m e n t r i g h t s t o p r o t e s t.

Having been

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i n v o l v e d w i t h p r o t e s t s s i n c e t h e l a t e 1 9 6 0s , w e

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r e a l i z e d t h a t p e a c e f u l, n o n v i o l e n t p r o t e s t i s

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something that the United States permits and

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e n c o u r a g e s m o r e t h a n a n y o t h e r p l a c e o n t h i s p l a n e t.

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T h e r e a r e , h o w e v e r, u n d e r t h e c r i m i n a l l a w ,

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l i m i t a t i o n s t o e v e n p e a c e f u l p r o t e s t i n g.

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t h e c a s e h e r e.

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Such was

Rules and laws as put in place by our
l e g i s l a t u r e c o n t r o l t h o s e l i m i t a t i o n s, a s w e l l a s

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F e d e r a l o v e r S t a t e' s r i g h t s i s s u e s.

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b o d i e s, n o t t h e c o u r t s, w h e r e c h a n g e s t o t h e l a w s a n d

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l i m i t a t i o ns t o p r e v e n t t h e a b u s e o f o u r e n v i r o n m e n t

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and safety concerns become law.

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Those are the

We must all be more vigilant to elect to those

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legislative positions persons who are highly

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concerned with their local constituents and local

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p r o b l e m s, a n d n o t t h o s e w h o m e r e l y l o o k f o r p e r s o n a l

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advancement or who look to industry to fill their

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c o f f e r s f o r r e - e l e c t i o n.

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I am more than pleased that the Commonwealth

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a n d d e f e n s e h a v e r e a c h e d a r e s o l u t i o n s h o r t o f t r i a l.

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I ' m a l s o f a i r l y c o n f i d e n t, a n d I t h i n k t h a t - - h a d

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s i g n i f i c a n t c o n v e r s a t i o n s w i t h c o u n s e l, t h a t t h e

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rulings I have made in this case were appropriate

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based on the current status of the law in

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P e n n s y l v a n i a r e g a r d i n g c r i m i n a l l a w o n l y.
W i t h t h a t, I a m p l e a s e d, a n d I w i l l a g r e e w i t h

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each of these requests for nol-pros as presented by

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M r . L e f e v e r, a n d c o s t s t o b e p a i d - - o u t s t a n d i n g

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c o s t s o n t h e C o u n t y.

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I w i l l s i g n e a c h o f t h e s e n o l - p r o s s e s.

I will

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g r a n t t h e m, a n d a s c o u n s e l h a s i n d i c a t e d, w i t h o u t

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c h a r g e s t o b e r e - f i l e d, t h i s m a t t e r h a s c o m e t o a

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c o n c l u s i o n.

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I will certainly grant counsel for either side

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a n o p p o r t u n i t y i f t h e y w i s h t o s p e a k, b u t t h e y n e e d

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n o t i f t h e y d o n ' t w a n t.

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C o u n s e l f o r t h e d e f e n s e, i s t h e r e a n y t h i n g
you'd like to say?
M R . H E T Z N E C K E R:
y o u , Y o u r H o n o r.

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M R . L E F E V E R:

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T H E C O U R T:

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No, nothing other than thank

w e s t a n d a d j o u r n e d.

C o u n s e l f o r t h e p r o s e c u t i o n?
N o t h i n g f u r t h e r, Y o u r H o n o r.
W i t h t h a t, l a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n,
Thank you.

(The proceedings concluded at 9:12 a.m.)

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R E P O R T E R' S C E R T I F I C A T E

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I hereby certify that I was present

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u p o n t h e h e a r i n g o f t h e a b o v e- e n t i t l e d m a t t e r a n d

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there reported stenographically the proceedings had

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a n d t h e t e s t i m o n y p r o d u c e d; a n d I f u r t h e r c e r t i f y

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that the transcript is true and correct and meets the

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format specifications established by the Supreme

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C o u r t o f P e n n s y l v a n i a i n R u l e 4 0 1 0.

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I n t e s t i m o n y w h e r e o f, I h a v e h e r e u n t o s u b s c r i b e d m y
h a n d t h i s 8 t h d a y o f J u l y, 2 0 1 9.

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AND NOW, __________________, _________, this

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t r a n s c r i p t i s a p p r o v e d a n d o r d e r e d t o b e f i l e d.

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H O W A R D F . K N I S E L Y, J U D G E
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