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DB vs Gilkane was the sixth case tried by the Chamber of Justice. The sitting Justicar was Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor, the Left Hand of Justice was Kir Taldrya Katarn, and the Right Hand of Justice was Alanna Taldrya.
Basic Case Information
Defendants Name
Charges
- Disreputable Behavior - Treason
- Disreputable Behavior - Theft
- Abuse of Power
- Dereliction of Duty
Verdict
Case Summary
At the time of the case, Gilkane was the leader of the Dark Brotherhood Player's Association (DBPA), the Star Wars: Galaxies guild within the DB. Although the exact details of how the situation started are unknown, it is known that Gilkane used his status as guild leader to disband the group without permission of the Grand Master. As he disbanded the guild, he took with him all guild possessions and money, which belong to the entire group, and therefore belong to the Brotherhood. He used these to start a new guild which was not aligned with the Brotherhood, and encouraged all DBPA members to join his new group. The Lord Marshall (then a Dark Council position, who oversaw the DBPA) assisted the Justicar with the investigation in this case. They determined Gilkane was to be charged with Treason and Theft for disbanding the PA without permission and taking Brotherhood possessions, Abuse of Power for using his position as guild leader to lure members away, and Dereliction of Duty for failing to deal with the PA issues in an appropriate manner as a leader.
The Justicar sent the accused the notification of charges and requested he enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. Gilkane responded to this request with a lengthy in-character tirade against the Justicar, the Chamber of Justice, and the Brotherhood itself. In it he claimed that that Chamber had no authority over him, and therefore refused to plea or cooperate in any way with the proceedings. The Justicar then proceeded to find Gilkane guilty of all charges, and permanently expel him from the Brotherhood.
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Posted By Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor - 12/19/2004
Greetings Dark Brethren,
I have been tasked today with the duty of reporting the outcome of the trial that was held against Gilkane Blackheart, Adept of the Brotherhood.
The charges laid against Gilkane were thus:
- Disreputable Behaviour- Treason
- Abuse of Power
- Dereliction of Duty
- Disreputable Behaviour- Theft
On all of these counts, Gilkane refused to make a plea, instead choosing to believe that we had no authority over him at all. Due to this, the Chamber of Justice was forced to find him guilty of all counts.
Thus we of the Chamber of Justice do pass the following sentence upon Gilkane:
- We hereby strip Adept Gilkane of all medals and awards.
- We hereby demote Gilkane to the rank of Initiate.
- We hereby remove Gilkane from the Roll of Brethren, and free ourselves from his taint.
Signed and Sealed,
Dark Jedi Master Keirdagh Taldrya Cantor
Justicar's Opinion
- At this point in Chamber history, the Justicar did not issue opinions on cases.
Points of Interest
In progress - (Refusal to plea, "property" in PA, offshoots of disreputable behavior - treason/theft,