Jethro...You may find this interesting...From:
http://www.godlikeproductions.com/fo...ge1304915/pg50
judge: "So, Mr. File, are you here today to plead not guilty."
Me: "Your Honor, I have not pled anything." (my way of saying have not, will not be doing it now because I know you do not have jurisdiction now unless I screw up and give it to you.)
I waited 2 Mississippi:
Me: "Your Honor, may I ask the Court a question?"
judge: "Yes, you may."
Me: "Do pleadings perfect jurisdiction?"
Here, it was as though I farted in church on a wooden bench on the front row. Pussel-gutted prosecutor almost had a heart attack and started blurting out 'jurisdiction' stuff cause he had some more money to collect and they didn't see this coming.
Judge was taken aback and blurted,...
judge: "Yes."
I waited 2 Mississippi:
Me: "Therefore, your Honor, may I MOVE the court to dismiss the charges, immediately?"
judge had his head down writing. He needed a story like the prosecutor did. He said,
judge: "Yes, you may. The officer is not present anyway."