Round 2 Judge Simpson Blows Top — Sovereign Citizen Remanded Before Finishing Talking!

追加: 2026-06-02

[00:00:00]Say this, Mr. Bennett.

[00:00:03]I've been on this bench almost 25 years, and never have I ever been insulted in the fashion you just insulted this court.

[00:00:13]>> In very No, no, no, no. My turn.

[00:00:22]>> The case, the very first case. When you say the first case I called the day was upon receiving a notification about something that I had considered in a bond was notified that that had been located. This court to the defendant's benefit set that hearing without notice to any side. I set the hearing.

[00:00:47]So to be fair to all of the parties, I receive motions all the time regarding bond and this court just seeks to be fair to have a hearing. Now having said that, so maybe you can put that in a little perspective. I heard you that you said you just got the discovery can't go through it. Well, I'm going to give you about another 18 hours to go through it because I'm adjourning this hearing for two reasons.

[00:01:17]To allow you to go through the discovery to give me a cogent argument as to why I should not grant what the people want.

[00:01:25]And secondly, because you have raised the eyeire of this court. I am not going to punish your client by what was among the most ignorant statements I have heard about the conduct of this court from any council in all of my years. I will not by any means punish him for that. I do not make my decisions out of anger. I'm adjourning this to tomorrow, May 10th, noon. All the parties are ordered to be here. That is all.

[00:02:02]>> That is all.

[00:02:04]Noon tomorrow.

[00:02:14]Court does call the case of the state of Michigan versus James >> Whitley.

[00:02:25]Mr. James, >> this is a continuation of the hearing.

[00:02:35]Is there anything additional from the people?

[00:02:37]>> Nothing additional from the people.

[00:02:39]>> Anything additional from the defense?

[00:02:44]>> Nothing. Yes, your honor. One thing additional is is that uh I if the court finds that money bail necessary I believe that based on this case an appropriate bail would be something like a 10,000 the current bond conditions regarding specifically a GPS tether uh with an exclusion zone the uh uh the drug and alcohol testing I think address what the primary concerns are uh in the report he was intoxicated and of course he should not be here uh but the reason I think primarily that the 150,000 shirt was successful he has no history of any violence whatsoever But in fact, uh, >> well, can I just stop you there because I I have some concerns about the representations of what happened that were made to the magistrate at the time and some of them made to me yesterday.

[00:04:03]I went back and listened to the arraignment and my understanding is that the alleged victim in this case um contacted the defendant to pick her up from um Chelsea bowling lanes or something along those lines.

[00:04:26]>> He went to Chelsea Lanes to make sure she got home safe.

[00:04:32]she was, >> right? And then um after that is when this ensued. I'm having difficulty.

[00:04:48]Well, let's put it this way. He according to what I have, he shouldn't have been driving.

[00:04:57]That's number one.

[00:04:58]>> Wasn't tested. The allegation is that he was intoxicated.

[00:05:03]I don't believe he agrees with that conversation.

[00:05:11]>> Mr. Bren, do you know what you said at that hearing regarding intoxication?

[00:05:18]Well, first of all, I don't think there are two issues there. One, he wasn't. So my understanding is his license is revoked with restrictions and that his activities in going there that night would not have been within his restrictions on his license.

[00:05:45]>> Okay.

[00:05:46]>> Right. Secondly, with regard to the incident, the indication is he was trying to get his keys to the which to then drive again, which would have been outside of his restrictions on his license.

[00:06:08]And there was at least the indication when there was a talk of intoxication that the defendant at that time may have been intoxicated.

[00:06:21]>> I believe I said exactly that he may have been intoxicated.

[00:06:30]>> Can I can I address that concern or not?

[00:06:32]>> Go ahead, >> your honor. And if that's the concern is is that he was driving with this habit then uh you know an added condition that he can't be driving without a license.

[00:06:45]>> No no no no no. My problem is with the whole story because he Why is he getting his keys to drive when he's not supposed to be driving is what I I I mean I I'm having difficulty even understanding the events as you're telling me they may have existed at that time.

[00:07:13]She was intoxicated at Chelsea Lane. We wanted to try to drive her home. She refused. She drove her cell phone.

[00:07:25]Uh I think I even seen the alcohol about this. I don't know whether or not she followed her home to make sure she got there. Okay. the parties he and generally I believe according to the report had spent most nights there and then they got into an argument and he tried to leave couldn't find his keys and that's when they instant the bed the phone and the glass breaking I think in in in my opinion those sort of discrepancies are guess the absolute truth. I guess would be relevant to fine, but they they decrease the likelihood of conviction when you have the the alleged victim saying that her statements were entirely accurate uh and wishing to recant and him saying he was looking out for her. When the argument got loud, he had asked her to be to keep it down so her children wouldn't hear them arguing because he was concerned about trauma they experienced from from a prior abusive relationship. And telling her to calm down actually escalated fight and that's when the incident happened which there's a disagreement about what that was. that at the end of the day resulted in the uh injuries that were sustained by the alleged to risk our arms um and and I would clear up since since you gave me a chance there were actually I believe the people said there were three kids there were four there were three X-rays I was able to do what they provided But I think that the key issue in this bond is somebody who is a close friend, the alleged victim has known Mr. Whitney for 20 years and said he's not violent, that this has never happened.

[00:09:46]So regardless of whether or not there's a conviction regardless of bond, he does not.

[00:09:54]>> If I consider him a danger, I Yes. I mean, what I've got here is I've got somebody that shouldn't be driving, who may have been intoxicated, who would have driven on two occasions when he's not supposed to be driving in violation of his restricted license, breaking the law. Then I had this confusion about the incident. I don't even know why she would have his keys if it now as you're relating to me that he drove and then followed her which was not the indication that I got from listening to the arraignment. and then um an altercation occurs that results in what I would consider significant injuries to the uh alleged victim in this case to the point of a level of medical care that was required regarding that person.

[00:11:07]um which I think would been significant and then um from that does she have to keep moving and then Um, you know, it creates in this court's mind a level of potential danger that this individual poses potentially to the victim as well as uh to the community. It certainly raises that level because he's not this law-abiding person that you say he is because he's obviously driving. I mean, he's got those previous convictions which led to the replication of his license which led to the restriction and he's violating that twice that night at least.

[00:12:13]So, I don't know.

[00:12:23]Is there something else?

[00:12:24]>> No.

[00:12:28]>> Anything else? Mr. Anything else, sir?

[00:12:43]>> Oh, I I I just don't know. I I can't believe he was driving violating.

[00:12:56]It doesn't want $150,000 I think it should be something that understood and what I am additionally indicating is that in listening to what was the representations at the arraignment mount regarding what transpired. Listening to what transpired that day, hearing what is today, it's unclear to me that that's what actually happened.

[00:13:48]Um because that's not what's been said on the defense side about how this whole thing comes about. I then end up with an individual that is severely injured where they're at the hospital getting the treatment that they're getting.

[00:14:05]There's some indication that that's her fault.

[00:14:10]Maybe, but then um and that the defendant is trying to get away. I just find that version of events, it may indeed be true, but I find it at least at this point to be sort of remarkable that that would be that would be it. The court go ahead.

[00:14:34]What were you going to say?

[00:14:35]>> I I was just going to say that my testimony.

[00:14:40]Oh, I'm sure it certainly will, but I don't have that at this um it normally would earn a bond hearing. I have to assess it based upon what I see. And I I would say also um with all due respect to the magistrate of this court that making a statement of giving a PR but then indicating that the people might file an emergency bond motion. How she know that? I do not know. But that from my perspective leads the court to believe that it was in part of the court's funding, but also um as a result of what the court is looking at in this case would find that her decision to issue a PR bond was indeed an abuse of discretion in issuing that bond. The court will leave all of the conditions that she set in in place.

[00:15:46]I will set the defendant's bond in the amount of $35,000 cash sh.

[00:16:04]>> Thank you.

[00:16:12]one court recession. Thank you.

[00:16:16]>> All right.

[00:16:18]>> That's right. Court does call the case of the people versus James Whitley.

[00:16:32]>> Good afternoon, your honor. for the recommend.

[00:16:47]>> This is people's emergency motion to modify violence in this case.

[00:16:52]>> I find it surprising that they're they're alleging that she's in danger of the prosecutor and they don't call her to show up. She reached out to a friend of my >> call her to show to do what >> today to say I'm afraid.

[00:17:11]>> I mean I I will say >> Mr. Bennett, you've been doing this long enough. You know that's not going to happen.

[00:17:20]>> I don't know. At 3:00 with 24 hours notice I couldn't have got a hearing in that.

[00:17:25]>> Could have got a hearing on what?

[00:17:27]>> If this was reversed.

[00:17:29]>> Abs. Oh, do not even insult this court by saying that, Mr. Brena. Do not because you would have gotten a hearing had you filed a motion. Had you requested that it is emergency hearing, the public defenders office does it all the time. The fact you don't know how to do that and think that this court is playing favorites, you're wrong.

[00:17:50]Court's going to stand in recess.

[00:17:58]seated county.

[00:18:08]>> You may be seated.

[00:18:11]>> Court recalls the case of the people versus >> women.

[00:18:19]Good afternoon. For the record, my name is to my right.

[00:18:26]Please, >> let me just say this, Mr. Bennett.

[00:18:37]I've been on this bench almost 25 years, and never have I ever been insulted in the fashion you just insulted this court. in very No, no, no, no. My turn.

[00:18:56]>> The case, the very first case. When you say that defense council or anybody else doesn't get access to the court like the prosecutors, you are absolutely wrong.

[00:19:08]The first case I called today was upon receiving a notification about something that I had considered in a bond was notified that that had been located.

[00:19:19]This court to the defendant's benefit set that hearing without notice to any side. I set the hearing.

[00:19:30]So to be fair to all of the parties, I receive motions all the time regarding bond and this court just seeks to be fair to have a hearing. Mr. Bennett, if I had had in my heart the desire just to lock your client up, quite frankly, because the decision came from a magistrate under the court rule without a hearing, I could have changed that bond. But I wanted to give the parties the opportunity to be heard.

[00:20:04]Now, having said that, so maybe you can put that in a little perspective. I heard you that you said you just got the discovery. Can't go through it. Well, I'm going to give you about another 18 hours to go through it because I'm adjourning this hearing for two reasons.

[00:20:20]To allow you to go through the discovery to give me a cogent argument as to why I should not grant what the people want.

[00:20:27]And secondly, because you have raised the eyeire of this court, I am not going to punish your client by what was the one of the most ignorant statements I have heard about the conduct of this court from any council in all of my years. I will not by any means punish him for that. I do not make my decisions out of anger. I'm adjourning this to tomorrow, May 10th, noon. All the parties are ordered to be here. That is all.

[00:21:04]>> That is all.

[00:21:07]Noon tomorrow.

[00:21:48]They're bringing him >> want to keep interrupting me.

[00:22:15]She's on for Simmons who should be present via Zoom.

[00:22:24]>> Looks like she is. Can you state your name, please?

[00:22:27]>> Marquita Simmons. Sir, >> your honor, Pistons is before the court for a violation of probation hearing.

[00:22:36]Um, she is at her two-year max of probation term. She owes a balance of 370 I'm sorry, $3,775.

[00:22:48]She's made no payments towards uh her fines and costs and or restitution.

[00:22:53]She's failed to report probation as directed. Fail to complete the theft class. Failed to complete her 25 hours of community service. Failed to complete or submit her fingerprints. She also held the bench warrant out of the 15th district court. Given all of the violations in in this case for patients asking that she be remanded for her 365 days in jail that she complete the inj MRT program with the court to consider an early release upon completion of that program wavering terms accepting the financial obligation and discharge for probation approved.

[00:23:28]>> Thank you honor. I had did have the opportunity to discuss some occasions.

[00:23:34]We did discuss both the alleged violations as well as the recommendation. Miss Simmons uh does acknowledge and admit that she has violated probations in those alleged ways. However, as to the recommendation, she uh represented to me that she is a single mother to a four-year-old non-verbal autistic daughter. And very unfortunately, she did struggle with homelessness. Starting in December of last year, last month, she was able to get into state housing in Flint. We uh are respectfully requesting the court to consider discharging this sentence from probation without improvement but in ordering the restitution of course or continuing that order but we are asking the court to consider not remanding her at this time. Miss Simmons uh does acknowledge and take responsibility for the violations, but she is very concerned that if she was remanded and certainly to serve a year in jail, that her four-year-old daughter would have frankly nowhere to go and she has nowhere else that would care for her and that we would respectfully request the court to not remand her or order any jail time, but to just simply discharge her from probation without improvement.

[00:24:43]Um, >> she's but she's done nothing. And your honor, I would also like to say this this case started as a felony. I mean, the court is aware of that reduced down to a misdemeanor. Um, and she's made no effort to get any of the things done.

[00:24:58]>> Um, I do know that she got some communications with my office u indicating that she was never told um which they >> never told what >> um that there was many attempts made by my office to get her back into compliance and or reach out to her. Um the only time that probation started um with any consistency was yesterday before.

[00:25:24]>> No. Um excuse me, judge. May I speak, please?

[00:25:27]>> Yes. Go ahead.

[00:25:29]>> Um I never even met Miss Ellen after the court date and all the appearances and things like that. I tried to contact her to see what the stipulations of my probation was. She never >> tried to contact my You Hold on. You You're telling me you tried to contact my probation office and they didn't call you back?

[00:25:48]>> Yes, sir. I emailed >> I do not believe that. I don't believe that for a minute.

[00:25:53]>> Yes, sir. I don't I don't have no reason to lie on this lady or myself, sir. I did report where I was supposed to and I contacted her and I talked to the secretary lady. A lot of times she was always in court and she said she will give her the message to call me back.

[00:26:07]>> Is only in court with me two days a week max. So that that I know that's not true.

[00:26:14]>> I don't have to lie to you.

[00:26:16]>> If you want me to go pull the phone logs, we can tell exactly when you may have called. What dates did you call?

[00:26:22]>> It's been a long time. It's been over a year since I've called.

[00:26:26]That's been a long time. It's been over a year.

[00:26:30]>> I can tell you I've received a total of three report forms from her in the two years.

[00:26:36]>> Three. Three report forms.

[00:26:38]>> Three. A total of three in the two years. I had phone conversations.

[00:26:42]>> Well, just so the record's clear, that's a monthly reporting form.

[00:26:45]>> Correct.

[00:26:46]>> So, if my math's correct, two years is 24 and only received three.

[00:26:51]>> Correct.

[00:26:51]>> So, we're about 21 short. Go ahead, Miss Blair. I'm sorry.

[00:26:54]>> I also spoke with her directly on March 20th. Um the the violation of probation hearing was set. Then, when I spoke with her on that date, I all I got was a lot of I I'm not going to do that and I can't do that. Um, and I advised her finances finances.

[00:27:15]>> I don't have the finances. And I kept the time to get things completed and she's done nothing.

[00:27:21]>> I don't have the finances. If you taking care of a 4-year-old autistic child, what finances do you have?

[00:27:31]>> I don't have the finances to pay for restitution. I don't have I've been said this in court a long time ago.

[00:27:38]You had a felony that got reduced to a misdemeanor.

[00:27:44]You took the misdemeanor, got placed on probation for the longest.

[00:27:50]>> Give that time. You want to keep interrupting me? You go right ahead and then you did nothing and then you come before this court. You know, you don't even file the monthly form. that doesn't even require you to be there. You You did that three times out of 24 times. You did all of the You did nothing. And then you get here and you know the problem you you then try to blame Miss Poler that she didn't call you back.

[00:28:31]First of all, in the years that I've worked with with Miss Bolera, that doesn't happen.

[00:28:40]>> You tried to call out and tried to blame the wrong person.

[00:28:45]>> Right.

[00:28:49]>> Anything else?

[00:28:52]>> Defendant defendant is remanded to serve 365 days county jail. I'm ordering that the defendant report to the county jail by 6 pm today. Failure to report will result in a bench warrant will that bench warrant will issue without bond.

[00:29:08]>> I don't have any way.

[00:29:11]>> You want to keep interrupting me?

[00:29:14]>> I just I'm sorry, sir.

[00:29:18]>> While in jail, the defendant is to complete the in jail MRT program. I will consider early release upon completion.

[00:29:29]I will weigh the remaining terms, accept the financial obligations, discharge a defendant from probation without improvement. And if you want to believe that I won't issue that warrant, ma'am, try me. Thank you.

[00:29:44]>> Judge Simpson, how would I supposed to get down there at 6 p.m. with no transportation?

[00:29:51]>> Court calls the case people versus Jeremiah Stanley.