Sandra Merritt Seeks Dismissal of Criminal Charges

May 30, 2017

 Sandra ‘Susan’ Merritt has filed a Motion to Dismiss asking the San Francisco Superior Court to dismiss the politically-motivated criminal complaint brought against her by the State of California, because it is legally deficient. 
 
Liberty Counsel is defending Merritt and seeks dismissal of the 15 felony charges brought against her for her undercover work in exposing Planned Parenthood's unethical and potentially illegal profiteering from the sale of aborted baby body parts. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed these charges against Merritt, claiming that her undercover video recordings violated California law because she did not obtain Planned Parenthood’s “consent” prior to exposing its gruesome schemes. To date, no other citizen journalist or journalism organization has ever been charged with a crime for undercover recordings.

The Attorney General, who has received thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Planned Parenthood, claims that Merritt and David Daleiden filmed 14 people without permission between October 2013 and July 2015 in Los Angeles, San Francisco and the county of El Dorado. One felony count was filed for each person filmed. The 15th charge was for “criminal conspiracy” to invade “privacy.” However, the videos produced by Merritt and Daleiden exposed unethical and potentially illegal conduct by Planned Parenthood, and Planned Parenthood itself has admitted, under oath, that the recorded conversations took place in “non-confidential” and public venues. 

                                        Attorneys Horatio Mihet and Nic Cocis with Sandra Merritt

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