Artist's 37th false arrest dismissed at arraignment
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ARTISTpres <artis...@aol.com>
> Artist's 37th False Arrest Dismissed at
> Arraignment
>
> 6/30/99
>
> Robert Lederman, President of A.R.T.I.S.T. (Artists'
> Response To Illegal State Tactics) was in Criminal
> Court today to be arraigned on charges of Disorderly
> Conduct stemming from a 5/26/99 arrest outside the
> Federal Civil Rights Commission hearing on Police
> Brutality. Lederman was handcuffed and had his
> portrait of Mayor Giuliani as Hitler confiscated as a
> grinning Giuliani exited the hearing and watched the
> arrest. A few moments before the arrest Lederman
> was approached by an NYPD Captain (Heegan) and
> asked his name. A few moments later Heegan ordered
> his arrest and personally tore the Giuliani painting
> from Lederman's hands.
>
> The arraignment took place at the #346 Broadway
> Criminal Court in room 152. Virtually all defendants
> sent to room 152 have their cases immediately
> dismissed for facial insufficiency, usually due to the
> arresting officer failing to make out a complaint that
> sufficiently alleges the defendant violated a law. Two
> police captains, two police officers, and a detective
> from the NYPD Intelligence Division conferred with
> attorneys from the NYPD legal division by phone for
> two hours from the Manhattan North Precinct while
> writing out the complaint.
>
> Despite the virtual guarantee that his case would be
> dismissed the attorney assigned by the court to
> represent Lederman attempted to get him to plead
> guilty and accept an ACD (Adjournment in
> Contemplation of Dismissal) which carries with it a
> 6 months probation. When Lederman refused the
> plea the judge immediately dismissed the case but
> not before giving Lederman a stern warning. "Don't
> ever let me see you in this court again wearing that
> shirt", the judge told the defendant. Lederman was
> wearing one of his now infamous tee-shirts boldly
> painted on the front and back, "Giuliani = Police
> State".
>
> Robert Lederman, President of A.R.T.I.S.T.
> (Artists' Response To Illegal State Tactics)
> ARTIS...@aol.com (718) 369-2111
> http://www.openair.org/alerts/artist/nyc.html
>
>
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> ARTISTpres <artis...@aol.com>
> > Artist's 37th False Arrest Dismissed at
> > Arraignment
> >
> > 6/30/99
> >
> > Robert Lederman, President of A.R.T.I.S.T. (Artists'
> > Response To Illegal State Tactics) was in Criminal
> > Court today to be arraigned on charges of Disorderly
> > Conduct stemming from a 5/26/99 arrest outside the
> > Federal Civil Rights Commission hearing on Police
> > Brutality. Lederman was handcuffed and had his
> > portrait of Mayor Giuliani as Hitler confiscated as a
> > grinning Giuliani exited the hearing and watched the
> > arrest. A few moments before the arrest Lederman
> > was approached by an NYPD Captain (Heegan) and
> > asked his name. A few moments later Heegan ordered
> > his arrest and personally tore the Giuliani painting
> > from Lederman's hands.
Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their ... papers, and
effects, against unreasonable ... seizures, shall not be violated ....
BTW, NYPD officer sir "Ellipsis" Kirshner (S.I. Division), please note
that one uses 4 dots for ellipsis at the end of a sentence. (3 in the
middle, 4 at the end.)
> >
> > The arraignment took place at the #346 Broadway
> > Criminal Court in room 152. Virtually all defendants
> > sent to room 152 have their cases immediately
> > dismissed for facial insufficiency, usually due to the
> > arresting officer failing to make out a complaint that
> > sufficiently alleges the defendant violated a law. Two
> > police captains, two police officers, and a detective
> > from the NYPD Intelligence Division conferred with
> > attorneys
Imagine how many police captains would have been involved had the artist
really committed a crime. Four or five NYPD captains might have been
involved if he had spat on a sidewalk.
from the NYPD legal division by phone for
> > two hours from the Manhattan North Precinct while
> > writing out the complaint.
They are a gang of criminals who persistently conspire, and act in
furtherance of those conspiracies, under color of law to violate your
civil rights. Every one of the lawyers and cops (and every one who
encourages them or helps them) should go to prison.
Federal judges have sometimes placed entire, local school boards under the
control of court-appointed officers (because of persistently illegal
segregation, for example). The entire NYPD intelligence division may need
a remedy something like that.
> >
> > Despite the virtual guarantee that his case would be
> > dismissed
Amendment I.
Congress shall make no law ... abridging ... the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to
petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
the attorney assigned by the court to
> > represent Lederman attempted to get him to plead
> > guilty and accept an ACD (Adjournment in
> > Contemplation of Dismissal) which carries with it a
> > 6 months probation.
Such an attorney is sometimes called a dump truck by other lawyers. Each
client is seen as a load which must be dumped as soon as one can do so
without getting in trouble for dumping. The dump truck's goal is not to
zealously advocate for you but to dump you.
What is the name of this esteemed member of the bar?
When Lederman refused the
> > plea
Good for you.
> > the judge immediately dismissed the case
I am pleasantly surprised by the judge. What is the judge's name?
Possibly he is someone who should be re-elected.
but
> > not before giving Lederman a stern warning. "Don't
> > ever let me see you in this court again wearing that
> > shirt", the judge told the defendant. Lederman was
> > wearing one of his now infamous tee-shirts boldly
> > painted on the front and back, "Giuliani = Police
> > State".
> >
> > Robert Lederman, President of A.R.T.I.S.T.
> > (Artists' Response To Illegal State Tactics)
> > ARTIS...@aol.com (718) 369-2111
> > http://www.openair.org/alerts/artist/nyc.html
> >
> >
Please join me in refraining from crime. Please do NOT commit any crimes.
Pro Bono
Maybe judges in England should be so elected?
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