Sovereign Citizen Demands “Jury of My Peers”… Then Rejects Jury Trial

[00:00:00]uh courtal call people versus Robert Geese uh 2016884 if you'll come on up and have a seat at the table and then I show we have Miss Morset and Shyman for the people. All right. So I show that we're set on for a motions hearing. Um I don't show that there were any motions.

[00:00:27]I believe the motions that were previously filed had to do with obtaining discovery.

[00:00:35]Um, is that correct, Mr. Geese?

[00:00:38]>> Yes.

[00:00:39]>> Okay. And how do I say your last name?

[00:00:41]>> It is geese.

[00:00:42]>> Geese in Canada.

[00:00:44]Canada geese.

[00:00:46]>> Okay. All right. Um, so I have not received any endorsement of witnesses or defenses for your case. So, I take that to mean that you won't be calling any witnesses other than possibly testifying yourself. Is that correct?

[00:01:05]Your honor, thank you. First of all, good afternoon.

[00:01:09]Uh I filed the motion for discovery and there are six points actually seven but six points within that motion that uh have not been answered and I also filed an affidate of the truth and that has not been answered. Uh therefore I don't understand how the court can move forward. I do want to correct the record on a couple things if I may. Do I have your permission to uh read this into the record? So, let me let's go back to the question that I asked first. Are you going to be calling any witnesses because you did not file any endorsement of witnesses?

[00:01:49]>> I don't know how we can move forward calling any witnesses without any without answering the uh motion and affidavit that's before the court presently.

[00:02:00]>> Okay. Why don't we start then with your motion for discovery? Um, so, um, what exactly is it that you're claiming with the motion for discovery?

[00:02:18]>> Do I have standing to to read this into the record? First of all, >> you don't have to ask for standing. So, >> thank you.

[00:02:28]Respectfully for and on the record, I am Robert Geese, a living man of the union, a non-beligerant or enemy of the state, and I occupy the office of executive and co-rustee for the NLE Nome Konare Express Trust. I am here propria persona in that regard, not prosay by special appearance only, not generally. Further, I'm of the age of majority by both the age.

[00:02:56]>> Can I stop you for just a second? I am not going to consider claims that you're saying that I I can't proceed on the case because you um uh are not a citizen or anything like that. We're not going to proceed that way. Okay. So, um did you say that you had some actual discovery issues that you needed to address? Your honor, respectfully, am I being denied my due process rights of being able to read this into the record?

[00:03:24]>> You can file whatever you'd like, but no, I'm not going to sit here and listen to you just read a document into the record. Okay, >> I object.

[00:03:34]>> Okay, that's fine. So, did you have any actual discovery issues for us to address?

[00:03:41]>> The discovery I filed, it's in writing.

[00:03:45]Uh, I don't know that it's necessary to to sit here and read everything into the record. You just said that you don't want me reading into it and now you're contradicting that with something else.

[00:03:55]>> Have any actual discovery issues? Is there some part of discovery that you believe that you have not received?

[00:04:02]>> All of it. Nothing's been answered.

[00:04:05]>> Okay. So, this is not a situation where they have to answer questions. Okay.

[00:04:09]This is not a civil case where you get to do um depositions or ask interrogatories.

[00:04:15]As part of a criminal discovery, they're required to give you um some documents through the case. Did you receive the discovery?

[00:04:25]>> Did I receive what discovery?

[00:04:27]>> Okay. Have the people provided discovery to the defendant?

[00:04:31]>> I don't think so.

[00:04:34]>> Sorry, double checking through the workflow, your honor.

[00:04:38]Yes, it has been provided.

[00:04:40]>> Okay.

[00:04:41]>> What did that consist of?

[00:04:43]>> Can you let me know what discovery you provided?

[00:04:46]>> So, that would be all the evidence from the case. Um, so that would be reports just like criminal history.

[00:04:55]Looks like there is bodywn camera available. Um, basically anything in our case file that's evidentiary would be provided to you. Typically, you have to go to the front desk of the DA's office and pick it up because there are large files. So, they'll burn up on a CD for you. So, if you haven't picked it up already, it it's probably sitting behind our front desk ready for you.

[00:05:18]>> Have you picked up that documentation yet?

[00:05:21]>> I've never been given any notice of anything. And I I um >> So, the question I have is, is this >> discussions um about how to obtain discovery from the DISC attorney's office? I object. I don't understand how this court can move forward. I have been very succinct with my motion for discovery. Um, so if I understand what you're saying, pardon me. May I continue?

[00:05:51]>> Yes.

[00:05:52]>> The way that discovery works is that you are required to go pick it up from the DA's office. Okay.

[00:06:00]So it is not a situation where the court is determining whether um the case can proceed. This is not a felony matter where the court is having a preliminary hearing or anything like that. So you have not filed any motions other than the fact that you did not receive discovery. So um you know the procedure to get the discovery. You need to go to the DA's office to obtain that. I'm referring to my motion for discovery, my requests, demands really, and if I may go back to something you mentioned earlier, your honor, respectfully again, uh if I could have finished what I wanted to read into the record, um I come here in peace, but I uh you mentioned that this is not civil, this is criminal. Is that correct?

[00:06:55]That is correct.

[00:06:56]>> So, there's a crime committed here.

[00:06:59]>> So, I'm not going to have these discussions with you. Okay? If you want to file a specific motion to have me rule on it, I'm happy to do so. This is not a situation, like I've said several times where the court is making a determination about a preliminary hearing or anything like that. So um uh you have not filed any motions other than not receiving discovery. I am not going to say that there's no jurisdiction to move forward or anything like that. That is not the situation here. Okay? So um at this point you need to go get the discovery from the district attorney's office. I told you that when we set this for trial. If you decide not to do that and don't have that information, that's up to you.

[00:07:48]Okay.

[00:07:50]So, at this point, um I'm not going to grant any of your motions because there hasn't been anything that has anything uh that would have anything to do with a motions hearing. At this point, um the court is going to uh deny those requests. Uh, we are set for trial readiness on July at 11:00 and then we're set for jury trial on July at 8:00. Trial readiness is the last date that the court will accept any plea agreements. Uh, because you have not filed any endorsement of witnesses or defenses, then you will not be permitted to call any witnesses at trial other than possibly you testifying yourself. Uh, you also would not be able to assert any affirmative offenses, but this does not appear to be the kind of case that any affirmative defenses would apply.

[00:08:49]>> I object. I do not consent to this procedure.

[00:08:54]>> You don't have to consent. So, >> absolutely.

[00:08:58]>> I am. And I object also the fact that I'm being denied my due process rights to read into the record regardless of what this is procedure is called.

[00:09:08]>> Whatever you'd like, but I'm not going to sit here and waste court time with you reading things into the record. You can certainly file whatever you'd like.

[00:09:17]Okay.

[00:09:17]>> I have done that, your honor.

[00:09:19]>> I I have >> and they have not been answered.

[00:09:22]>> We are not required to answer essentially interrogatories from you.

[00:09:26]That is not required. So, I have denied all of your motions. Um, so we will continue the case then to trial readiness on July at 11:00. So, if I may, your honor, you are denying that this court or prosecution has any need or any responsibility to answer my motion for discovery, my affidavit of truth, which are all in writing.

[00:09:59]>> There is no grounds for you to file any affidavit of truth. There is no right to a preliminary hearing or anything like that in county court. So, it is not a situation where the court is going to make a determination ahead of time regarding any of the facts. That would be what the jury trial is for.

[00:10:20]>> In my motion, I reserve my right to a trial by jury of my peers.

[00:10:25]>> It's set for a jury trial.

[00:10:27]>> I don't want a jury trial. Why would I want a jury trial? I want a trial by jury of my peers.

[00:10:37]>> It doesn't mean it's your friends and neighbors. It means it is a jury panel in Weld County.

[00:10:43]>> Isn't that what it's supposed to mean?

[00:10:45]>> I am not going to fight with you about this. Okay.

[00:10:47]>> I don't mean to fight you. The >> case is set for a jury.

[00:10:50]>> Cosing questions.

[00:10:51]>> Okay. So, it's time for you to go. I am not going to sit here and fight with you about any of this. All right. The case is set for jury trial.