Posted by ER a couple days ago:
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According to Wikipedia, this was the Wright Act:
Wright Act of 1887
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wright Act of 1887 is a state law of California passed by the legislature on March 7, 1887, that allowed farming regions to form
and bond irrigation districts which allowed small farm owners to band together, pool resources, and get water to where it was needed.
In the state of California, this Act enabled the diverting of waters from the Merced, San Joaquin and Kings rivers in California's Central Valley.
These irrigation districts are public entities.
So, what did this guy get tossed in jail for, illegally diverting water? And you have to be pretty stupid to run off halfway through a six months sentence.