Counsel appointed for sovereign citizen who refused lawyer. Brain injury and mental illness also present in this case.
Samuel Christopher Golden has been incarcerated since 1984 for sexual battery and since then has been filing frivolous lawsuits, the latest of which is sovereign citizen in nature. The court is seeking to finally prevent him from filing any more.
Sovereign citizen case where defendant had to be removed for problem behavior & tried to appeal it on the basis that his removal made the trial unfair. App court didn't agree & affirms. Excerpt of his sov cit speech below (which the court didn't tolerate) https://t.co/noRoBINYrw pic.twitter.com/FWzDB92oBY
— Dr. Christine Sarteschi, LCSW (@DrSarteschi) November 11, 2022
Singapore
Sovereign citizen female in Singapore: https://t.co/8J3UOsTmVg
"When asked to state her position on the charges, she said: "The police cannot charge me. There is no crime… I am a living, breathing woman, not a straw man," while adding, "I do not understand, I do not consent."
— Dr. Christine Sarteschi, LCSW (@DrSarteschi) November 11, 2022
New Zealand
And in Novembers thrilling “I’m a dead entity so I won’t pay” update with SovCit Kerre-Anne, we get to learn something new this month. Apparently an envelope with a window makes it illegal. Shit me, who would have known? 🤷🏻♂️ Thanks Kerre-Anne 👊🏼 Also, pay your damn bills ffs. pic.twitter.com/3y8Dyclt4T
— Kelvin Morgan 🇳🇿 (@kelvin_morganNZ) November 10, 2022
Australia
Paywalled; Australia: ‘Sovereign citizen’ warned over bizarre performance in court
A Coast ‘sovereign citizen’ accused of seriously assaulting police has been hit with fresh charges. Read what happened in court: https://t.co/G0PVyJf185— Dr. Christine Sarteschi, LCSW (@DrSarteschi) November 10, 2022
Romana Didulo
.@DrSarteschi you problably have seen this via @ResistanceCats pic.twitter.com/rhTPlTXnzK
— Kim Nelson Whiteside (@Ihave6kids) November 10, 2022