Re: MY ATTORNEY - MY JUDGE

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On 11/27/02, smokey wrote:
> 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&37; 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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