Posted by Angela on 1/29/04

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I was arrested in June of 2002 and charged
with "Terroristic Threatening" after one wal-mart staff
member made a false statement to a police officer.
Eventhough there were thirty or more people present when
the incident took place. This included several of the
stores managers and someone whom I believe was security.
The police officer swore out a warrant for my arrest and I
was arrested at my home several hours after leaving the
store. The police officer later withdrew his complaint. He
was subpeonaed several times to come to court and to supply
witnesses for the prosecution. The officer wrote on one of
the subpeonaes that my case was to be dismissed, that wal-
mart did not want to go forward and would not help the
police officer. Neither the police officer or anyone from
wal-mart ever came to court against me during the five
months of my criminal proceedings. I requested a jury
trial. I paid an attorney in advance to represent me at
trial. I had refused all of the prosecutors offers. Which
was "Dismissal/With Deferred Prosecution"
and "Dismissal/With Probable Cause." I was prepped for
trial. A month before my trial date I was told to meet my
attorney at the judicial building by his receptionist. My
boyfriend and I met with my attorney outside of the
judicial building. I distinctly told him that I would
accept nothing from the prosecution but "Outright
Dismissal" or that I wanted to proceed with my trial date
which he had already been paid for. The three of us enter
the courthouse and my case gets "Dismissed/Without
Prejudice." I had already gone before two different judges.
The third judge who presided over the disposition of my
case was the same judge who had signed my arrest warrant
for the police officer. Later, I come across a document
called a "Guilty Plea Disposition Recommendation." I never
heard of it. This document is signed only by the prosecutor
eventhough there are spaces for the defendant and the
defendants attorney. This unsigned document could not have
been over-looked by my attorney or the judge. I was never
told of a guilty plea by the judge or anyone else. I was
not told that I was waiving my right to a jury trial. I
assumed that my case was outright dismissed. I have never
been able to find an attorney to help me because of
the "Without/Prejudice." My statutes of limitations were
about to run out and I filed a civil complaint in Federal
Court under "Informa Pauperis." This was in October of
2003. I was granted to proceed with my case as Pro Se. I
was told by the court clerk to do nothing but wait until
the judge orders the U.S. Marshal to serve the Summons. I
need an attorney and can't acquire one because of the
conspiracy in my criminal proceedings. I would like to have
the decision of my criminal case reversed and I would also
like to have my civil complaint amended before the judge
orders the Summons to be served. Can anyone help? Is there
anything that I can do?!?

Thanks,
Angela

Re: Conspiracy !, 2/18/04, by v.

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