Wednesday, March 11, 2009 - 9:28 pm
DUI Defendant Claims He Is His Own Country
EASTON, Pa. — A man accused of driving drunk said Pennsylvania courts have no jurisdiction over him because he's his own country.
After seeing the paperwork that 44-year-old Scott Allan Witmer filed with the court claiming sovereignty, a Northampton County judge said Tuesday he cannot be released from jail until he gets a mental exam.
Witmer, who represented himself, said he believes police lack jurisdiction to pull him over. As he said in court: "I live inside myself, not in Pennsylvania."
He said there is no victim in the crime and asked to go to trial.
Defense attorney James Connell, Witmer's standby counsel, said a challenge to the traffic stop would need to be filed as a pretrial motion.
Ummmmm. OK!
Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 9:40 am
Another reason why I don't drink. Stupid happens.
Friday, March 13, 2009 - 9:23 pm
Just like everyone else on the planet, I live inside myself, too. I also happen to live in a country that lets me do this.
Coming soon to theaters: "Two Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest!"
