The following motion and amicus brief were prepared by attorney Nancy Lord, MD, and filed on behalf of the Fully Informed Jury Association in the case of Alaska v. Frank Turney. Turney was accused of jury tampering and related charges for his creative attempts to inform Fairbanks jurors of their power to bring in a verdict according to conscience.

Although they are specific to an Alaska prosecution, these documents contain considerable legal logic and citations which should prove valuable to jury power activists similarly charged in any state or federal jurisdiction.

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA
Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief
	

COMES NOW, the Fully Informed Jury Association, (FIJA) by and through its Legal Advisory Committee member, the undersigned counsel, and respectfully requests leave to file an amicus brief for the above-captioned defendant. In support of its request, FIJA shows the Court the following:

   1. The Fully Informed Jury Association is a national educational and public policy organization headquartered in Helmville, Montana.
   2. Members of FIJA regularly go to the sidewalks surrounding courthouses to express their views.
   3. FIJA supports the activities of Frank Turney in expressing his opinion with respect to his perceptions of what rights and powers an Alaska jury has.
   4. The above-captioned case may have implications in other parts of the country.
   5. Frank Turney is a member of FIJA and because he was asking the public to contact us, we feel that we are an interested party.
   6. FIJA wishes that its position on this case be made a part of the record for Frank Turney, Defendant in the above-captioned case. 

Respectfully Submitted,

FULLY INFORMED JURY ASSOCIATION

NANCY LORD
Legal Advisory Committee
Georgia Bar No. 457836