In legal proceedings, when a defendant exhibits disruptive behavior or raises concerns about their mental state, judges have the authority to order competency evaluations to determine if the individual can understand and participate in their own defense, as demonstrated when a judge ordered a competency evaluation after a defendant made bizarre sovereign citizen-style arguments and refused to cooperate with court procedures.
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This court calls the case of the people versus Stephen Givens.
Anna Mackey on behalf of Mr. Givens who's approaching.
February 8th, 1966.
February 8th, 1966. My right to public attorney.
They did have my uh social security back and everything.
Had me at the wrong birthday. I was born on Christmas, 12/25/66.
H P Richard McBeth Public Defender.
Your Honor, we're requesting to adjourn this matter.
>> your name for the record, sir? Willie Cracking.
Okay, they didn't even come and that they didn't say that they didn't put my name at this. I didn't put my birthday.
>> Mr. Cracking, sir, have you ever gone by the name This court calls the case of the people versus Cartier Rains.
That was the people.
Eleanor Yaghi, assistant public defender with and on behalf of Cartier Rains. Uh Mr. Rains, can you unmute yourself and state your name for the court?
Um I also filed suit in this court.
Cartier He He did. He said something. Mr. Rains, can you state your name, please?
My name is Cartier Rains. Hereby I declare that breathing human being, a natural person distinct from any legal or corporate entity or fiction. I do not consent to be I do not consent Okay. to be represented or binded by any assumed legal identity or straw man. I assert my full rights under natural law and constitutional protection as a sovereign individual. I stand before this court to represent myself. All legal matters pertaining to the charges brought against me, I reject any notion or claim that my person may be divided uh opera- opera-represented or substituted by any separate legal entity. I affirm that all statements, evidence, and arguments I present are made on behalf of my living self fully understanding my rights and responsibilities as a free individual.
Hey, you finished?
Nah, bro really walked into court like he's announcing the next superhero origin story. I'm a living, breathing human being. Such, nobody asked for a TED Talk on identity. The judge already looks like he's questioning his life choices. Wait for it and boom, adjourned before it even got spicy. Classic move, drop the mic and bounce.
All right, the court on its own motion is going to adjourn this because we're going to have an issue here. I have a feeling. I'm going to adjourn this probable cause hearing next week, August 7th. That's at 9:00 a.m.
That is in person. He must be here so that I can hear him clearly in terms of what he wishes to say to me.
All right, at this time we'll continue.
Thank you.
>> I'll follow up with Thank you.
Let's call the case of the people versus Steven Javon.
Anna Mackey on behalf of Mr. Javon who's approaching. Hey, next to my building is Greater Credit.
February 8th, that's right, probably to you.
58, yeah, man.
Uh social security background and everything.
Had me at the wrong birthday. I was born on Christmas, 12/25/66.
Anything else you want to add for the people?
Your honor, we're requesting to adjourn this matter.
>> your name for the record, sir. Willie Crocker.
Okay, I didn't get income and nothing to shut down. I didn't put my name at this.
I didn't put my birthday.
>> Hold on a second. Sir, have you ever gone by the name of Steven Givhan?
Yeah, they they had me listed at that name. That was my >> They had that listed as your name, but you're saying your name is something different now?
They had me listed at that name. I didn't know I woke up from what they were doing to me. I had attempts to kill me, man. I hadn't had night sleep or nothing right now. My health is down, man.
I'm suffering from a gunshot wound from segregation.
And which I'm still going through stuff.
I left the hospital with open wounds.
Something happened. Okay, but I just need to know >> and then you're a part of some I'm I'm really excited conflict of interest with this. I'm really this is starting to kill this case here.
Because this case is they got me the last day of the Iron Fair. The last day of the Iron Fair. I'm I'm asking you to kill the case. What Iron Fair?
That's what happened to me. They made a false report and they got me.
>> Okay. All right.
Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.
At some point I myself or some other judge will hear all of your complaints. I just need to know do I have the person in front of me that this complaint pertains to?
So, that's why I'm asking you you've been known by the name Steven Givhan before at some point. Correct?
Yeah. Okay. All right. Counsel, what do you want to do on this? Okay, approach, please. No.
May we approach?
>> cuz I ain't had no income. I can't keep going. That stuff would do this doing stuff. You know, you have had two >> This is going to be important. It's okay. Yeah, come on.
All right.
All right. Okay, what are we record through effect here at a brief one's conference in this case? What are we doing with this man? Your Honor, the people would like to request that there is an order for a competency evaluation.
That is on a people's motion. I think that given what we've just um um heard from Wait, hold up. This dude's out here claiming they got his birthday wrong.
Again. Bro's got more identity crises than a Netflix drama and gunshot wounds.
Yikes. He's like, "Kill the case, but also I'm barely alive." The judge is just trying to figure out who's who while this whole scene looks like a soap opera on steroids. Did he really just say art fair?
I'm losing my mind. The defendant is an appropriate request at this time. Any statement here?
>> wasting and they almost killed me. I mean, I'm not >> Sir.
Sir. Sir.
Sir. Sir.
Sir.
Sir.
Sir.
I'm going to say I'm going to say sir one more time.
Sir.
Almost was dead from that allergic reaction, man.
You and Collins, man.
Already a conflict of interest.
I'm going to order a competency evaluation. For you to do that to me.
Sir.
Sir.
Sir.
If you keep talking, we're going to have a problem.
I ain't I ain't going >> Cuz I'm going to get you I'm going to get you I'm going to get you I'm going to get you I'm going to get you I'm going to get you I'm going to get you I'm going to get you I'm going All right? I'm not going >> If you don't want to conduct yourself appropriately, then we'll send you in back until you can come out and conduct yourself appropriately.
I'm going to no competency evaluation. I don't need no competency I I had medication I shouldn't even had in me.
Almost died.
>> I'm going to let you I'm not going to be I'm not going to be on no person with no medication. I'm not going to be taking something that I'm not All right, I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I've given you two warnings.
I'm going to pass the matter, Mr. Allen.
You can place him in back. I will decide on what his bond is and everything else.
You need to go with my bailiff, do you sir?
Man, you're sitting here in front of me in a courtroom.
>> him. Call security. Call security down.
You guys might want to go check back there and then I don't know what's going to happen.
Okay.
That's his backpack.
What? Backpack.
What about his backpack?
Oh, it's your backpack.
Oh, I was like You can take it home with you. I don't I'm not Well, they'll get it. Yeah.
Just leave it. Just leave it there.
I am not worried about that backpack.
I'll pass this matter and we'll come back to it. Oh, this is the part where it gets wild. The court's like, you need a competency test and he's like, nah, I'm good. I'm educated. Bro's throwing down like he's in a showdown, but spoiler alert, he's just in court.
Security's called, backpacks are suspicious. Wait, is that a meltdown or a full-on reality show finale? Stick around for the chaos. Like and subscribe. You don't want to miss what's next.
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