Cape Downwinders succeed! Put Entergy on trial;use necessity defense!

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1. Been a good week for the Downwinders

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On Friday, State Senator Dan Wolf will be testifying as an expert witness.

By CHRISTINE LEGERE
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March 19, 2014
PLYMOUTH — The Cape protesters on trial in Plymouth District Court on Tuesday for trespassing onto Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station last spring said they had a moral responsibility to break the law because shuttering the 42-year-old plant is in the public's best interest.

During her opening statement, Harwich resident Diane Turco, co-founder of the Cape Downwinders and one of a dozen defendants, said she hoped for a verdict of not guilty.

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"In the best American tradition, we acted on a moral imperative with civic responsibility," Turco said.

The Downwinders have been looking forward to this week's trial. Several have been arrested in the past for trespassing, but the charges were always dismissed before they had their day in court.

"I'm glad we're finally here," said Falmouth defendant Joyce Johnson during a break. "It's been a long time coming. We're just trying to make our part of the world safe."

The Downwinders opted Tuesday for a bench trial before Judge Beverly Cannone, a decision made late Monday night. Cannone had agreed last week to give the group their trial, saying there was basis for a necessity defense.