[Judge Roy Bean]

Originally Posted by HenryBowman

This question should have been asked to the judge, but directed to the prostitutor. id est:

"Who has the burden of proof of jurisdiction?"

No one here. You're under the jurisdiction of this court at this moment, how do you plead?

Originally Posted by HenryBowman

"Have they produced it?"

Irrelevant. How does the defendant plead to the charges of __________________?"

Originally Posted by HenryBowman

(If No) "I demand to see it now, before I can make any legal determination about this matter."

The court has already ruled on the matter of jurisdiction. How does the defendant plead?"

Originally Posted by HenryBowman

(If Yes) "Bring it forward, so that I may see it, because I have not seen it, and believe no proof exists."

Does the defendant wish to enter a plea?"

Originally Posted by HenryBowman

Kitchie, there should have been some point where the "judge" asks you if you understand the charges against you. The answer to this question is always "No!"

Kitchie decided to go the whacko route so that question never came up. The court already established jurisdiction and if the defendant wants to challenge it, let him or her make such a motion, get shot down and appeal that ruling.

Originally Posted by HenryBowman

Kitchie, Not telling you what you should do here, but if it were me standing in your shoes, I would have taken her answer as my cue to guffaw loudly, followed by: "Do you not know where you are? I must be in the wrong room, Excuse me while I leave."

Great way to end up with an additional contempt citation and maybe even a few hours or a night in the local jail.

Originally Posted by HenryBowman

If you get a transcript of this written in the hearing, you can probably use it to negate the insinuated threat of arrest by JRB.

Nonsense. You could end up in jail and wouldn't get the opportunity to offer any such "evidence" until yet another trial.

Originally Posted by HenryBowman

You did have your own court reporter there, correct?

And do you know who decides which "version" of the transcript is admitted as the final record? Let me give you a clue - it's not you or "your reporter."