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Christopher Sapp, the midstate bureau chief of Copperhead Radio in Chattanooga, files a remonstrance with a judge pursuant to his rights in the Georgia bill of rights. (Photo David Tulis)
Remonstrance to Fort Oglethorpe judge
Pursuant to Ga. Const. art. I § I, para 9, and at the request of Mr. Michael James, I am forwarding you a link to the bodycam footage of Ft. Oglethorpe officer Shandi Hall (badge #136) in reference to the charges leveled against Mr. Michael James, Municipal Court Case #3400001692 – Ticket# TFO2423000.
It is my understanding that Mr. James wished to submit and include the body camera footage as evidence in his case, but that it was unavailable to him when he last appeared before you. As you will see, the exculpatory nature of the footage conclusively demonstrates that officer Hall perjured her oral and written testimony to the Court, just as Mr. James asserted at the officer’s “show cause” hearing on March 14th, 2024.
As a friend of the Court, it is my understanding that Mr. James has already filed a separate DVD with the Court containing video footage which shows officer Hall typing on a computer in the intake area of the Catoosa County jail for an extended amount of time, presumably making annotations and notes in the Sheriff’s department computer system with regard to the citation and arrest of Mr. James.
TAKEAWAYS:
— Judges, cops cover for misfeasance, malfeasance in office
— Small-town administrations defensive as against the general public
— Evidence from cops requires careful review to find due process violations
— Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., has crooked cops on the payroll
The Sheriff’s department video and documentary evidence will show that officer Hall falsified records at the Sheriff’s department to indicate a dismissal of the seat belt citation as having been “written in error,” contrary to the oral testimony she provided to you in open Court during the last proceeding on March 14th, 2024.
You, sir, are the trier-of-fact in this case, but the video footage linked below should more than substantiate the claims and assertions of Mr. James with regard to the lack of candor and integrity of Officer Hall’s testimony and representations to the Court thus far. Upon closer inspection, the Court should take note of the following:
(c.) Officer Hall’s initiation of the pretextual stop of Mr. James occurred well outside the city limits, and absent a breach of the peace, violating Mr. James’ liberty of movement.
(d.) There is no indication or radio traffic on the video that a “hit” from Henry County was returned by dispatch, nor was there ever any type of “re-engagement” with the officer by Mr. James, Mr. James was still engaged in the same consensual conversation with the officer following her invitation for questions. Once Mr. James sought clarification of his right to protest the citation, he was summarily arrested without any further apparent indication from dispatch confirming that Henry County had responded to the warrant hold. Officer Hall then received a call from a Lt. Goolsby who referred to Mr. James using a racial epithet which Mr. James states he could overhear from the rear of the patrol car where in the voice on the phone asked, “Did you get that nigger?” Officer Hall immediately exited the vehicle and can be observed fumbling with her body cam in a vain attempt to mute the conversation where she can then be heard seeking a plausible justification for the retaliatory arrest of Mr. James.
Mr. James has reportedly raised numerous legal objections to challenge the veracity and integrity of the officer so as to impeach her credibility and testimony before this Court.
As you know, perjury is a criminal offense in every state, and this Court simply cannot dismissively assert that Mr. James’ legitimate legal objections are mere “personal attacks” on the officer. Rather, it speaks to the moral turpitude of the officer as well as fraud upon the Court itself.
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City court judge Winston Webb, left, is part of a Fort Oglethorpe swearing in of councilwoman Paula Stinnett (waving). Twice he has refused to recognize lack of subject matter jurisdiction, the lack created by defective charging instruments in a “seatbelt” case. (Photo Adam Cook, Walker County Messenger, Catoosa County News)
Court judges are to sit as neutral and detached triers-of-fact when discharging their duties in pursuit of justice, they are not to be biased or protective of any party who fabricates testimony or documents tendered to the Court for prosecution.
Moreover, while a seatbelt violation may simply carry a $15 civil penalty in the state of Georgia, it carries far-reaching ramifications for CDL holders in other states, such as the state of Tennessee. Any untruthfulness by the officer with regard to the wearing of the seatbelt carries detrimental consequences to the CDL holder’s license. Accordingly, it is of utmost importance that this Court determine the unvarnished truth of the matter, and to resolve any hint of untruthfulness or lack of candor by the officer, in favor of Mr. James.
In baseball, a batter only gets three strikes at the ball before they are declared “out.”