Judge finds Jan. 6 defendant who breached Senate chamber not guilty of obstruction
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 14, 2023
For prosecutors to secure a conviction for “obstruction of an official proceeding,” — a felony that carries a maximum 20-year sentence — they must show that a defendant had “corrupt” intent. But Jackson said prosecutors failed to support the charge with evidence proving Black’s intent. Evidence that Black intended to block Congress — or even was familiar with the congressional proceedings occurring that day — was “absent from the government’s case,” Jackson said.
Some evidence suggested that by the time he arrived at the Capitol, Black believed that the certification of the . . .
