Time: Sat Nov 09 05:12:57 1996
To: Dave Warwick <davew@lor.jrent.com>
From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: Jailbird Dave
Cc: 
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Dear (Jailbird) Dave,

Did you record the "hearing"?

/s/ Paul Mitchell



At 03:16 AM 11/9/96 -0800, you wrote:
>>Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 21:22:39
>>To: Liberty Law
>>From: Dave Warwick <davew@lor.jrent.com>
>>Subject: Jailbird Dave
>>Bcc: Millie
>>
>>Well, friends, I have been baptized once again.
>>
>> I know I must be doing something right.
>>
>>        Yesterday, 11/7, I appeared for "arraignment"
>> at Osage County District Court at 1 pm. 
>>
>>I had already served the District Attorney with Behold's 
>>"Demand for Bill of Particular's" via US Mail.
>> 
>>I did it with certified mail, return rec'pt. 
>>(Yes, I know I shouldn't use usmail, but the 
>>courthouse is over 50 miles from my dwelling, 
>>and it was not possible to do it another way at the time.)
>>
>>Anyway, I then filed Tom's "Stiffarm Stuff" with the 
>>clerk receiving filestamped copies of all papers.
>>
>>The clerks were amazed that anyone would file all
>>this paper for a traffic ticket. 
>>
>>We were told to wait in the hall, and someone would call.
>>
>>We waited from about 1:20 to 3:35pm. There was much skurying 
>>(is that really a word?) up and down the hallway by court 
>>and prosecutor types. Eventually, I was called (Millie was my witness)
>>in to the judges "chambers". There were 3 sheriff's deputies, 
>>and 5 from the DA's office, plus the judge and his secretary 
>>came in a few moments later. It was quite a scene staged
>>for me, and me alone.
>>
>>Well, the judge sat down, and told everyone to "be seated".
>>
>>Next, he said DAVID RUSSELL WARWICK! (Loud booming voice)
>>He repeated it again looking at me. Finally, after a suitable
>>delay on my part, I stood, and begam reading Tom's Oral Petition
>>for Redress of Grievance. I got about 2 words out, and he said 
>>:Are you DAVID RUSSELL WARWICK? Is that your name? I finally said 
>>that my name is David Russell, and my family name is Warwick.
>>Okay, he told his clerk; his name is David Russell, family name 
>>of Warwick.
>>
>>I started te petition again. He said, Mr Warwick, approach the bench.
>>
>>Note: there was no BAR in this small room. 
>>I had been as close to the window as I could get,
>>in an attempt to stay "without: the bar.
>>
>>I moved a little closer with my "civil" flag of the republic
>>proudly "displayed for all to see". I had it resting on its base on the arm
>>of my chair. <smile>
>>
>>Anyway, he stopped me again and said you are
>>charged with blah, blah, de blah, blah.
>>
>>Do you understand the charges against you? 
>>
>>No sir, I do NOT understand the nature of the charges 
>>against me. He then read the "tickets", and related the possible
>>consequenses. $500/1year on driving with license revoked;
>>(it is actuall suspended, and has been for years); 
>>and $250/6months for not having insurance card.
>>
>>In the same breath (it seemed), and at the speed of lightning, 
>>he added that I have the right to "blah, blah, blah", have an attorney, 
>>etc, etc.
>>
>>"Mr Warwick, do you understand your rights as I have explained them?"
>>
>>Well, I am pretty slow, but I figured out that if I answered yes 
>>to that question, I would also be answering yes to the question about 
>>understanding the charges. Again I said, I do not 
>>understand the nature of the charges. He said "Do I understand my rights?
>>
>>I said I understood I have rights, but did not understand the jurisdiction
>and venue 
>>of this court, nor did I understand the charges against me.
>>
>>He then said "I am entering a plea of "not guilty"
>>on your behalf." I said "I object, you are not my attorney", and I do not
>plead.
>>
>>Again he repeated the plea. Again, I objected. He said he was doing it anyway.
>>I said "I take exception" to your entering a plea for me.
>>
>>He finally said "Mr Warwick, I am remanding you to the custody 
>>of the sheriff's departmrent to be placed in county jail
>>until you can post a $250 bond. Be back here for a "sounding
>>docket" on December 6th.
>>
>>With that, he rose, and left. I went over to Millie and told her to find
>>a bondsman. I was booked in, and bonded out about 3 hours later.
>>
>>Millie, who is a better observer than I, wrote up her version of what
>>happened, and I will post it in a separate message.
>>
>>I guess you might say, "The fat is in the fire" my friends.
>>
>>I ask for your prayers, and your moral support. It was really ugly 
>>in that jail. They put me in a separate part of the jail
>>in the DT tank. I was all alonem but I demanded a bible, and got one.
>>
>>I will write more later. Thanks for listening.
>>
>>
>	God Bless America!
>				Dave in Tulsa
>
>
      

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