"Only one tribunal ever adopted a practice of forcing counsel upon an unwilling defendant in a criminal proceeding. The tribunal was the Star Chamber."-U.S. v Faretta, 422 U.S. 806 (1975)
MOTION: Motion to return private property (Audiotape) illegally seized
on 6/13/97 by City Attorney David Scheieiman, in front of
Commissioner Diane Wheatly in Div. 92.
TYPE OF SERVICE: PERSONAL TO CLERK OF COURT
RESEARCH QUESTIONS OF LAW:
1.
Constitution violations
2.
Petty theft
DECLARATIONS
NEEDED:
1.
City Attorney David Scheieiman
ADDITIONAL
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
1.
None
This
letter is to serve notice that on 6/13/97, in Div. 92, David
Scheieiman, then City Attorney in the above matter instructed
Commissioner Diane Wheatly to illegally seize a personal
audiotape belonging to him, located in his personal briefcase.
Commissioner Wheatly was removed from the case pursuant to a
Motion 170.6 filed with this court on 6/17/97.
I wish to have
an immediate hearing into this matter, to have my personal
belongings returned at once, or to bring forth a charge
against the City Attorney for Petty Theft, a crime under
California law.
RESULT
OF MOTION
GRANTED
__X__
DENIED
____
OTHER
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Footnote:
My tape was returned at my next hearing in front of Debra Wong Yang, after filing this
motion.