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To: drunknsage
When ever confronted by a cop damand to 'see a magistrate' immediatly. Under common law they undermine there case unless they immediatly take you to a magistrate.

Oh you needed legal advice badly not bad legal advice?

Hold your nose and hire a shyster^h^h^h^h^h^h^hlawyer.

20 posted on 11/04/2002 2:11:59 PM PST by Dinsdale
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To: Dinsdale
"Take you to see a magistrate immediately"

Unless I missed the class on militia legal tricks in law school, that won't accomplish anything other than annoy the cop.

You have no legal right to see a judge unless and until you're in custody, and even then the cops have a couple of days to produce you for a bond hearing (though generally they'll let you bond out after a few hours).

Incidentally, I don't know of any states (though I'm sure there's a few) who still use common law (that is, the judge created law that existed when the US gained its independence) for criminal offenses.

If its not a act prohbited by the state legislature, then you can do it. Likewise, criminal procedure is established by either state constitution or state statute, not "common law".
25 posted on 11/04/2002 2:25:15 PM PST by Maximum Leader
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