"Deputy District Attorney Jessalee Mills told jurors the case will show activism that crosses the line into criminal conduct. This case is not about what Miss Rosenberg believes; it's about what she did, Mills said. And what she did was illegal. Prosecutors allege she entered the facility on Lakeville Highway late at night, accessed computers and records, and placed GPS trackers on 12 delivery trucks."
"Several of Rosenberg's supporters filled the courtroom Monday as opening arguments began. She sat quietly beside her attorneys as prosecutors laid out their case. Rosenberg's attorney, Kevin Little, countered that his client is not nearly the radical person the prosecution is trying to portray. He said Rosenberg carefully documented what she believed to be cruelty inside the facility and contacted law enforcement before removing the birds, which he said were suffering. This is not necessarily a whodunit, Little told jurors. It's a whydunit."
Opening statements began in the Sonoma County trial of Zoe Rosenberg, who faces one felony conspiracy count and three misdemeanors for alleged incursions at a Petaluma Poultry facility between April and June 2023. Prosecutors allege she entered the facility at night, accessed computers and records, placed GPS trackers on delivery trucks, and on June 13 removed four birds while about 50 Direct Action Everywhere members rallied outside. Defense asserts Rosenberg documented alleged cruelty, contacted law enforcement, and removed suffering birds as a moral rescue. The judge has barred a necessity defense. The trial is expected to last much of October and has drawn national attention.
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