Cliven Bundy Requests Court-Appointed Attorney At First Court Appearance

In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, rancher Cliven Bundy stands along the road near his ranch Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, in Bunkerville, Nev. Bundy, the father of the jailed leader of the Oregon refuge occupation and w... In this Jan. 27, 2016, file photo, rancher Cliven Bundy stands along the road near his ranch Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, in Bunkerville, Nev. Bundy, the father of the jailed leader of the Oregon refuge occupation and who was the center of a standoff with federal officials in Nevada in 2014, was arrested in Portland Wednesday night. (AP Photo/John Locher) MORE LESS
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During his first court appearance since his arrest, Nevada rancher and anti-government icon Cliven Bundy requested a court-appointed attorney Thursday, according to The Oregonian.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart said she needed to see Bundy’s financial documents to assess whether he should receive a public defender.

“The court only appoints counsel for those who can’t afford an attorney,” Stewart said, according to The Oregonian.

Bundy appeared in federal court in Portland, where he was arrested Wednesday night for charges related to the 2014 standoff with federal authorities at his ranch in Nevada He faces six charges, including conspiracy to commit an offense against the U.S. and assault of a federal officer.

Stewart ordered Bundy to remain in custody until Tuesday when he will appear in court again, according to The Oregonian.

Bundy was appointed an attorney for the initial appearance, who said that Bundy was separated from his blood pressure medications when he was arrested, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. Attorney Ruben Iñiguez said that Bundy has been suffering from the effects of not taking his medication, and the judge said Bundy would be examined by doctors and prescribed the proper medication, according to OPB.

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  1. Another government hater who wants a government lawyer. What white trash.

  2. Better Call Saul…

  3. Welfare Queen wants WHAT???

  4. “And another thing…Let me tell you what I know about the N-CLANG…”

  5. A repost of something I wrote last night:

    Cloven asked for a government-funded public defender in a court appearance today. The rugged individualist who wants the Federal government to leave him alone has his hand out again. Also wonder if Cloven realizes that it was the Supreme Court, and not until 1932 in Powell v. Alabama, that interpreted the Sixth Amendment “right to counsel clause” to mean that a public defender must be provided in capital cases. Or that it took the Supreme Court until 1938, in Johnson v. Zerbst, to rule that the right to counsel clause applied to non-capital cases as well.

    I thought Cloven only supported Original Intent of the Constitution. When is Cloven going to denounce the Supreme Court for “making law” in 1934/1938 and dismiss his court appointed attorney?

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