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CHALLENGING THE EROSION OF HUMAN PRIVACY

Our society’s ongoing struggle with the ever-expanding electronic transgressions into every human’s private life is being challenged by Wesley Mark Sudbury. Wes is a man who has stood upon his principals and used a spiritual Cannabis defense as a member of THC Ministry & Oklevueha Native American Church. He was also blessed with his own ONAC of the Big Island Church for recognition of his sincere work. Following Wesley’s arrest he would await trial and languish in Federal Detention for 7 years as an un-convicted pretrial detainee for a victimless crime.

 

HISTORY OF THC MINISTRY

Ordained Minister Roger Christie founded The Hawai'i Cannabis THC Ministry within the Kingdom of Hawai'i in September 2000 and is the genesis of this case. After being ordained, Roger was licensed by the State of Hawaii Department of Health specifically as a "Cannabis sacrament" Minister to legally marry people, License No. 00-313. The THC Ministry is a religious organization that regards Cannabis as a historical and biblical sacramental herb bearing seeds with leaves for healing the nations. The THC Ministry incorporated Cannabis use as an integral part of its religious services, including holy anointing oil. 

After operating openly for ten years, Roger and thirteen associates affiliated with the THC Ministry were indicted by a federal grand jury in Honolulu on charges of conspiracy to cultivate, possess and distribute "marijuana".  During court proceedings Roger and Sherryanne Christie (who married in prison) and Wesley Sudbury were ruled to be "sincere and religious" by U. S. District Court Judge Leslie Kobayashi, but denied a religious defense.

Wesley Mark Sudbury, who had no prior convictions, spent seven years as a pre-trial detainee with 7 lawyers painfully waiting to gain access to the court to exercise his rights. Motivated by religious freedom, his case raises critical legal questions about surveillance, evidence collection, due process, and constitutional protections. It alleges systemic abuses of power and violations that undermine both individual rights and the integrity of the justice system. These allegations reveal a pattern of discrimination and retaliation by law enforcement and courts, emphasizing that such abuses can happen to anyone and underscoring the urgent need for vigilance and reform.

 

BACKGROUND OF LEGAL CHALLENGE

The petition challenges inconsistent interpretations and applications of federal statutes 18 U.S.C. 2515 and 3504 across various federal circuit courts. Section 18 U.S.C. 2515 prohibits the use of any wire or oral communication intercepted unlawfully as evidence in any trial or proceeding, ensuring that illegally intercepted communications and any evidence derived from them cannot be admitted in court. Together with 18 U.S.C. 3504, these statutes form a critical legal framework protecting privacy rights by barring unlawfully obtained evidence and mandating government transparency in affirming or denying claims of unlawful evidence collection.

These statutes are important to all American’s because they uphold fundamental constitutional protections against unlawful search and seizure, ensuring that government agencies are prohibited from using illegally obtained evidence to convict individuals. They promote accountability and fairness in the judicial process, safeguarding privacy rights that are essential in a free society.

 

CONSTITUTIONAL FREEDOMS OF PRIVACY IN AMERICA

On January 9th – 12th  the case of Wesley Mark Sudbury will be taken under review and scheduled for conference of a Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court.  The case raises questions of mandatory, substantive rights alleging Government intrusions, and gathering of unlawful evidence through unlawful wiretaps and other auditory and video interceptions by the Hawaii County Police Department, then passing this illegal evidence to federal agents, in blatant violation of U.S v Elkins (Silver Platter Doctrine), who then used the poisonous fruits of these unlawful acts to gain wiretaps and further an illegal investigation, growing further illegal evidence via fruit of the poisoned tree.

 

CONCLUSION

Since the THC Ministry founding in the year 2000 until today takes this case through the entire spectrum of our century’s pivotal societal changes regarding, “the war on drugs.” Many of these countless outlawed plants/drugs happened to be revered healing medicines which had been held to be spiritually sacred by many cultures for millennium but have only now been recently deemed as lawful by many US State Supreme Courts and the US Supreme Court. This being specifically so in the instances of Peyote, Psylicobin Mushrooms and Ayauasca with Cannabis being the outlier of the group as to yet obtain a degree of spiritual recognition. This case is poised to have a profound impact across the United States and around the world. At its core, it challenges how governments collect and use evidence, directly affecting every individual’s right to privacy and protection from unlawful surveillance. For law enforcement agencies, the outcome will clarify the boundaries of lawful investigation and the accountability required when those boundaries are crossed. For legislators, it underscores the urgent need to ensure that laws like 18 U.S.C. 3504 and 18 U.S.C. 2515 are applied consistently and robustly to protect citizens constitutional rights.

 

PETITIONERS STATEMENTS:

WESLEY SUDBURY: I believe we are of like minds in protecting these fundamental rights due to our common goal of protecting individual liberty, rule of law, and protecting the Constitution.  I believe this case is an effective vehicle for providing SCOTUS an opportunity to exercise its supervisory powers in protecting these important rights which protect our privacy, and aligning the circuits to protect the integrity of our courts.

ROGER CHRISTIE:  Aloha. Wesley (and I) claim illegal, immoral, unethical surveillance by Hawaii Police Department violating the private areas of my home and our ministry.  At issue is the "Fruit of a Poisoned Tree" doctrine, the Fourth Amendment, the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics and common decency.  Congress passed USC 18 3504 and USC 18 2515 to stop illegal activities by law enforcement such as Wesley claims by his appeal.  We look forward to a successful victory in the court of public opinion and in the U.S. Supreme Court. Or better.

 

18usc3504 18 U.S. Code § 3504 - Litigation concerning sources of evidence | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

18usc2515 18 U.S. Code § 2515 - Prohibition of use as evidence of intercepted wire or oral communications | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

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