My recent court appearance, and what it means for you

What happens when you assert your status in court (as a non-citizen American State National)?

Here I am at the beginning of my "new identity" as an American State National, armed with the documents published in the first post of this blog. As a result of a traffic stop, I was presented with the opportunity to get these documents filed into a court of public record. Here's what happened:

I was pulled over for not signaling a lane change, and issued a warning. However, I was issued a ticket for failing to have my registration card on my person. The fine was $180! The officer volunteered the information that, if I came to court, sometimes the judge was lenient and would waive the charge, and I would only pay court costs (about $30). I got a date for a court appearance, and showed up.

Documents in hand, my name was called ("John Spencer," my "legal" name). The judge said "state your name." I replied with the name family and friends have always used, "Jay Spencer." When asked about the discrepancy, I replied that I was a victim of identity theft ( a very concise way to characterize the situation), and that I had paperwork to enter into the court record which would fully explain the situation.

The judge stated that she could only file papers if I went to trial. I said, "Fine. please schedule me for trial." She did (later, by mail).

When the trial date came, I appeared. I got my name on the list of persons present by showing a clerk my ID (driver's license). The clerk asked the nature of the case; I replied, "identity theft." There was some confusion on his part; "Isn't this your name on the license?" "No," I replied. I repeated that my paperwork would explain everything.

Before it was my turn to come before the judge, another clerk motioned me up to the bar, and quietly told me, "the judge has dismissed your case." "Can I still speak to the judge?" "Yes," she replied.

My turn came, and again the judge said "State your name." I again replied "Jay Spencer." She stated, "You know I have dismissed your case?" I said "Yes, but I would still like my paperwork entered in the record." She replied, "I can't do that, since there is no case."

I asked, "is there any way to get this matter entered into the court record?" Reply: "you could file a police report." I kept a straight face. She said I would be provided a document which would formalize the disposition of the case. Here it is:

Enlargement reveals that the case was dismissed due to "prosecutor's discretion." No fine, no court costs. It's as if the whole thing never happened. They passed on the opportunity to collect revenue (their primary, if not only, mission) of about $210. Why? My "take" on the matter: there was no way they wanted to allow my documents to be filed into the court record, records which they never looked at. I think some bar attorney on the scene knew what they were, and "urged" the judge to dismiss the case.

The reader may or may not agree with me, but I view the whole affair as a validation of the power of declaring one's status as an American State National in the public record, and another reason for me to trust the core material on Anna's websites.

A final observation: the court already knows the identity of the persons (I use that term advisedly, as opposed to 'people," appearing before them). Why do they always ask that "person" to state their name for the official record, verbally? Could Anna von Reitz (and many others) be correct in their knowledge that they must get the subject of that question to self-identify as the person (legal fiction) about which the legal presumption is made that they are (an impossibility) or are the representative (an undisclosed and fraudulent trap) of that legal fiction? Those who reach the same conclusion as does Anna von Reitz may look forward to similar experiences in court.