[ News Source: CLBradford ]

Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:18

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It only had to be only a matter of time before Local Governments seeing how Washington has put our loss of Rights in our faces, would they then begin to feel emboldened.
Today I was witness to the most flagrant abuse of our Justice System that I could never have imagined. I am in the Columbia County Courthouse in the State of Florida as a defendant, of which I intend to pursue all the way to a jury because I know I am not guilty and can prove it to a jury. But this is how I witnessed each and every individuals Rights taken from them in that time an Open Court, not just the Defendants but the whole Gallery of interested parties. The date was November 19 1:00PM, as the courtroom filed with the defendants, witnesses, and spectators from the fact that no morning docket was used about thirtyfive to fourty people had to stand As the Court preceded past the retained Lawyers many of the court had already left, at this time there was only about 10 people standing and they could have been seated if people moved down on the seats. One of the Public Defense Lawyers called a conference with the Judge, just after the Judges Chambers doors closed a Deputy of the Columbia Sheriffs Department walked up to the Gallery from his position that was all the way across the room from the Judge about 35' and asks all those that are here to see the Judge raise their hands, then asks all those who are not here to see the Judge raise their hands, all of you who are not here to see the Judge leave the Courtroom and they did. Constitutional Law 101 our Court System is a Free and Open System all are invited to see how our Justice system works, our State of Florida also guarantees us under the Sunshine Laws open access to all Public meetings. The ONLY person that can order a courtroom cleared is the Judge himself, and there had better be good reason for it!, It also has to be done by the Judge in the Open Court so all present know the reason for the clearing except in security situations with certain dangerous criminals which these are usually done before or after the remaining full Docket, This action committed by this Deputy made the Court invalid and illegal, at this point it is the sworn duty of an Officer of the Court to report to the Judge he is sitting in an Illegal Courtroom, an Officer of the Court is defined as (Officers of the Court An all-inclusive term for any type of court employee including judges, clerks, sheriffs, marshals, bailiffs, and constables. An attorney is also regarded as being an officer of the court and must therefore comply with court rules.) So both the Public Defenders AND State Attorneys are bound by duty to report this to the Judge. No one said a word, hell for that matter I did not either, I am already being railroaded I sure was not going to speak up with nothing but a bunch of people that have been arrested for witnesses (and what was your charge, Perjury,,,yeah right) that could be impeached on the Witness Stand.
Anyhow the reason for this charade, was to bring a prisoner of Columbia County Jail out of the jury room, bringing him to the podium this same Deputy returns to his position in front of the jury room door and speaks into his shoulder microphone, whereas all other prisoners were seated in the Jury Booth. This prisoner was in court to request 48 hours home detention as he was sleeping on the floor with about 30 other inmates, the Judge reenters the court hears the defendants motion and granted his request and Court resumed as usual except no witnesses, no public, a Closed Court... Highly Illegal almost Treasonous. There is no way that any of the court officers can claim they were too busy to notice as the Deputy was not being quite at all in the way he went about this, it is or should be highly irregular for a Deputy to be dismissing the public and cause question to why this Deputy would do so. There were two Public Defenders, Two State Attorneys, a Clerk, a Court Reporter and two other Deputies that watched this as if nothing was out of the ordinary, I'm sorry but there is no ignorance of the law justification especially with Attorneys. I have never in my wildest imagination thought, I would know I was innocent, know I can prove it to a jury and be in fear of a Court of Justice in this country, but believe me I WAS!
However, I brought my concern to the Clerk of the Court, he was amazed at what I told him and told me he would get in touch with the judge to see if he was aware of the situation. Since this was a holiday weekend I waited until the next Tuesday and called the Clerk of the Courts, he got back with my wife the next day and told her that judge Collins said he was aware of the fact because he told the Bailiff to clear the Court. I have instructed my wife to pick up the copy of the Court reporters papaers under the freedom of infcormation act and the florida sunshine laws. I am sure there was no word from the judge in open court to clear the room and justice it seems is only open to those with retained lawyers in Columbia County, otherwise you get a Kangaroo Court.


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