if you are really a lawyer, then you know that:

The constitution gives us the right to DEMAND to know the nature and cause.

Personal jurisdiction must be gained by the court through a plea or acquiessence.

complaint or indictment doesn't matter, If there is no victim then the crime is statutory and the court has jurisdiction over the subject matter, but it does not have personal jurisdiction over me.

maybe you should go back and hit the constitutional lawbooks again...

Rev. Roland A. Duby
Brothers For Mercy




Quote Originally Posted by NSTassel
Reverand I just took a look at your site, and think that you just got lucky. Your thoughts about what you are entitled to, and the role of the prosecutor is close, but no really correct. A complaint-not an indictment-is what you face for a misdemeanor typically. If the complaint and the charging papers and supporting documents contain probable cause, then there's enough evidence to prosecute you. Entering a plea has nothing to do with it. It the discovery given to you does not contain the "time, place, manner and means", then you are entitled to a bill of particulars to know exactly what you are charged with so you can defend it intelligently. Either the judge read the police report and it did not contain TPMM or they just did not want to deal with you anymore which is sometimes the way it goes.

-prosecutor 13 years and criminal defense attorney for 3