Time: Wed Nov 13 23:53:34 1996 To: Richard Ginn <ginn@cornell.edu> From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: Traffic Court defeated (USA) Cc: Bcc: Yeeeeeooooooowwwwwwww!!!!!!! /s/ Paul Mitchell P.S. Nice goin' guys. Do it again. Do it again. We like it. We like it. At 01:46 AM 11/14/96 -0500, you wrote: >Sent to me by a good friend, I believe that this is a >true account: >....................................................... > >A letter to my friends: > >Here is the personal account of what I witnessed... > >I went to a traffic trial of a friend named Jeff L. to >be a witness of the event on October 11, 1996. > >Jeff L. had the court initiate a subpoena duces tecum >with supporting affidavit to produce a document that >asked for "...waiver of his unalienable right to life, >liberty and the pursuit of happiness,..." (a copy of >one that was eloquently drafted by David D.) to the >District Attorney. > >Jeff L. also filed a "Refused for Fraud pursuant to >F.R.C.P. 9(b)" document, and also stated in said >document that "the Citizen in Party (Jeff L.) was >invoking the commonlaw jurisdiction and appearing under >the American Flag of Peace pursuant to Title 4 U.S.C. >1, and that no admiralty, maritime, or administration >jurisdiction will be allowed in this case." > >I went into the court room and took a seat. The judge >said is Jeff L. present? John R. stood up and said "I >am John R. and I recognize the American Flag of Peace >and invoke the common law jurisdiction and Jeff L. is >present in this court room" and then sat down. Harvey >W. stood up and said "I am Harvey W. and I recognize >the American Flag of Peace and invoke the common law >jurisdiction and Jeff L. is present in this court room" >and then sat down. Jeff L. stood up and said, the >citizen in party is appearing under the American Flag >of Peace pursuant to Title 4 U.S.C. 1; and, I invoke >the common law jurisdiction of this court; and, no >admiralty, maritime, or administration jurisdiction >will be allowed in this case. I require the court to >remove the admiralty flags and replace with the Title 4 >U.S.C. 1 flag. (As this is happening, two police >officers that were sitting directly behind me were >snickering and saying things such as "oh, one of those >kind of people, and who do they think they are, and >look at those crack pots, and so forth"). > >Before Jeff L. could say anything more, the judge >quickly stated that "your request has been denied, your >case has been acknowledged, and your case is dismissed. >Next case." > >Jeff L., John R., and Harvey W. stood up and walked >out. I stood up and looked at the two police officers >and gave them a friendly smile, and noticed they had >dumbfounded looks on their face. Quite a few people >were looking at us like... what the heck just happened. > >Outside, we all talked for a while and were needless to >say, exuberant! Bill D. > > *** > >When I got home after my trial there was a letter from >the DA. > >It said: > > Dear Mr. L.: > > Your subpoena duces tecum, served on this >office, has been referred to me for answer. Your >subpoena seeks a copy of a "waiver of his unalienable >right to life, liberty and the pursuit of >happiness,..." After a diligent search, no such >document could be located within this office. > > Respectfully, > > Paul M. > Deputy District Attorney > >I really don't know what to make of it. If I had seen >this before the trial I would have been very fearful >for what was going to happen at the trial since he >never mentioned verified complaint. My best guess >though, is that the subpoena with the affidavit was >what pushed the judge to dismiss. >---end--- > >Forwarded by: >Richard ginn@cornell.edu (607) 277-5058 >510 Utica Street, Ithaca, New York USA >http://www.neuron.net/~ginn > >
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