Recent Media


The majority of the media regarding this case has been very biased and has been based primarily on what the police allege occurred. We encourage you to read all the material objectively and search for the facts. We have posted an article written by Terry Boice of the Carson 10 Defense Committee which discusses the negative way the defendants have been portrayed. After this, we have posted links to some of the media about the case. You may also want to search the archives of the Nevada Appeal, the Reno Gazette Journal, the Las Vegas Sun, or at Google.com using the name Rocky Boice, Jr., Terry's son and the first defendant to stand trial. If you do this, you will also find some articles about Rocky's victories on the race track!

The case is very interesting to read about. Since the arrest of the defendants, the attending emergency room physician was arrested in the kidnapping of his ex-wife from her Utah home. He is being held on $1 million bail. The Carson City Grand Jury recently released a damning report of the Sheriff's Department and District Attorney, stating they "both demonstrated an alarming lack of knowledge of the statutes which form the basis of the laws they are supposed to be enforcing."

Keep an Open Mind Toward the Defendants

by Terry Boice, March 29, 2000

Many stories have been written and reported about the Resendez case. As family members, it has been difficult to read the inaccuracies and not respond. A few times we spoke to the press, our words were taken out of context or words have been written that we did not speak. Therefore, we would like the opportunity to make this statement to the citizens of Carson City and the world.

We ask that the community keep in mind that they have only heard the prosecution's side of this case. As in any case, the defense does not present its case until trial. Remember that everything you read in the newspaper is not always true and is often based on personal viewpoints.

Understand that Sheriff Rod Banister and District Attorney Noel Waters are just human beings who can be blinded by their own biases and prejudices. Just because they are elected officals does not make them more or less honest or better than any other citizen. If they look objectively, they will see how their case is flawed; for example, the way the defendants were rounded up based on names given to a witness by the police. Also, the conflicting accounts from the prosecution witnesses or the fact that there is no physical evidence linking the defendants to the crime or crime scene. No matter how hard they push this case, they cannot change the fact that the defendants are innocent.

We live in a time where the slightest appearance of guilt can get you convicted. Despite the fact that our children are innocent, we understand there is a possibility that they can be convicted. If you believe that an innocent person cannot be convicted, then you need to look at numerous cases from across the country. Prisoners are being released from prisons because they were really innocent. Police officers make mistakes and are capable of telling lies. District Attorneys are capable of sending innocent people to jail to make themselves look good.

We sympathize with the loss Sammy Resendez' children must feel, and like his family and friends, we want justice. More than that, we want the truth. It is important for them to remember that the defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This is how the law works in this country.

The defendants are in school, doing the best they can, uncertain about their futures. As family members of the defendants, trusting the system is difficult for us because so often in the past the system has let us down. All of the defendants were born and raised in Carson City or the surrounding area as were there parents. We are citizens of this community, and we would like to be treated as such. We would also like the District Attorney's Office to prosecute the cases when we are victims instead of deciding not to pursue the cases.

Those of you who know the defendants and who know our families know that they are not gang members. Not one defendant claimed to be a gang member; this is a label put on them by the police and district attorney's office. The fact is, the police routinely misidentify Native Americans as gang members. This practice needs to stop. NRS 193.168 defines gangs and the sheriff's department needs to follow what is defined by law. Misidentification in this case could negatively influence potential jurors.


Here are some links to some of the media.



Click here to read the article about the trial dates being set for all defendants.

Click here to read the article about Rocky's lawyers requesting information about the gang members involved in the incident and the police record of the deceased.

Click her to read about the protest at the court house on the June 23, 2002.

Click her to read about whether the Judge will release the records of the doctor who treated Sammy before he died. (This doctor is currently held on $1 million bail).

Click here to read the article where Rocky's lawyers request a change of venue.

Click here to read about the court action that split the defendants.

Click here to read the article about how the defendants have been misportrayed.

Click her to read about the case when it was before the Supreme Court.

Click here to read the article about why the case went to the Supreme Court.

Click here to read an article about another Carson City resident who was denied help from the Carson City Sheriff's Department and who thinks the Justice system needs help.

Click here to read the article about the Corrected Special Grand Jury report that is critical of the Carson City justice system.

Click here to read the Corrected Special Grand Jury Report.

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