Posted by smokey on 11/27/02

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WHAT SHOULD I DO?

I am a 'very attractive' black female who just so happens
to be musician. (really good one) I was pulled over in a
small municipality whose reputation is not for being
friendly towards african americans. Because there are so
many of these jurisdictions - I was not exactly sure which
Jurisdiction I was in.

Because of my hearing problem - I did not hear any sirens.
I was on the highway (not a high speed chase) and officers
from three jurisdictions responded to the call.

It was 2:45 am on a Sunday Morning. An officer from
another jurisdiction - not the one that I was stopped in -
took control of the arrest from the officers whose
jurisdiction I was in. They did not have a mutual contract
aid agreement and according to the officers deposition - it
is likely he was not even on duty when the stop was made.

The officer talked the jurisdictional officers into letting
him arrest me. During a pat search - I was fondled by the
police officer. At the time I had no less than five (5) I
am now finding out - traffic warrants out for my arrest.

I was tortured at the arrest scene and at the police
station. I told the officer I was going to report him so
he held me hostage in the police vehicle. He wanted me to
wet on myself because i had to use the bathroom and he used
this as a means of getting me to say that I wouldn't tell.
I told him that I was going to wait until I got to the next
Police station.

When I got there - he pinched my nipples and threw me in
the cell with the cuffs still on. Even though there was a
toilet there - he would not take off the cuffs. I
struggled to remove the tight jeans I was wearing while
cuffed behind my back - but it was too late. He watched me
use the bathroom on myself. Still would not remove cuffs.

As I was removing the cuffs while handcuffed behind my back-
my underwear came down. I was upset and was screaming
obscenities- civil rights quotings and hysterically crying -
and not knowing they were videotaping...

I reported the incident the next day to the internal
affairs who told me that the officer told him that there
was a videotape of me assaulting an officer in another
jurisdiction.

The officer placed assault charges against me stating that
I kicked him. Thinking that this tape might be useful in
court - I asked my attorney to get a copy of it.

It turned out to be only the portions of me in the cell
with my underwear down. 90% of the tape is missing. The
only portions that the officers had were the 'indecent'
ones.

I asked my attorneys to let me see it. They must have
given it to me before they looked at it themselves. I get
the impression that they did not believe me when I told
them what happened because they made no attempts to
investigate until after depositions were taken.

My attorneys told me that if I did not take a deal that the
tape would be shown to a jury - naked parts and all. They
threatened to quit if I showed the tape to the media or the
feds. I gave them the tape back. Their attitude changed
towards me when they found out that I had been requesting
public information from the jurisdiction where the incident
occurred.

After consulting every lawyer in town- one told me to check
the jurisdiction where it happened and hung up.

That is when I found out that my attorney was the Judge
where the incident occurred. This is why he did not depose
the officers who relinquished the responsibility on to the
abusing officer.

I found out the attorneys associate had been sharing
information with the city personnel of where abusing
officer worked. Even after I wrote both sides informing
them not to share information about me - they continued to
do so.

Out of retaliation - and after requests and phone calls to
these lawyers went unanwered. The company I work for is
owned by an attorney. They even showed my employer the
nude videotape without my permission. My employer is now
being abusive after finding out that I reported the
attorney to the Chief Disciplinary Counsel- who made them
return physical evidence that they were holding - including
the videotape- to keep me from showing it to the media.

One judge has already quit after disclosing that he had
knowledge that my attorney was in conflict - all along.

He unloaded me onto another judge - which was not the
proper court procedure where there are more than two judges
at that level. I have filed numerous motions that the
current judge is refusing to honor.

The current judge says I cannot get a public defender -
even though I am bankrupt due to these proceedings.

The police evens states he cannot prove I kicked him. I
think the lawyers told them I will sue so they must convict
me so that I cannot win a malicious prosecution suit.

I am way passed the speedy trial requirement - and never
signed a waiver of speedy trial. The judge says if I don't
get a lawyer he is going to lock me up for six months.

What should I do?

Re: MY ATTORNEY - MY JUDGE, 11/30/02, by Abused by the system.

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