Commoners take licks, hope for best as Marceaux argues before Judge Lasley
Basil Marceaux, the night’s most noted defendant, argues a point in Soddy-Daisy sessions court Tuesday as Judge Marty Lasley waits to fire back. (Photo David Tulis) Sessions court meets every Tuesday in the north Hamilton County town of Soddy-Daisy, its judge mild mannered but coming to the bench with a list of minimum expectations. (Photo […]
Local vote affects city future; national vote shares in delusions
Candidates for judge such as Mike Little of Chattanooga are susceptible to the public’s interest by standing for election. Mr. Little awaits results of the day’s balloting for criminal court judge in Hamilton County, Tenn. (Photo Facebook) Soddy-Daisy voters line up to insert their ballots into a state-owned machine that tallies their preferences on Super […]
Is a defense attorney or public prosecutor likely to be a better criminal court judge?
Why a defense attorney probably makes a better criminal court judge than a state prosecutor. In Hamilton County, Tenn., Boyd Patterson prosecutes for the state, and Mike Little (now in the public defender’s office) defends the accused. They are challenging a politically appointed incumbent, Tom Greenholtz. Mr. Little, despite shortcomings, says criminal court is “independent of everybody. […]
Little says possible to be ‘just judge,’ says courts not machine for skinning poor
Public defender Mike Little says there is no conspiracy within the court system to oppress the working poor who run afoul of the state’s many “victimless crime” rules.(Photo 2012 David Tulis) By Esther Taj Attorney Mike Little has worked in the Hamilton County public defender’s office 1 ½ years and is a candidate for criminal […]
‘Fiddle Man’ of Lawrenceburg demands verdict be overturned, right to travel
A woman gets a ride on a tractor at a fair in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., in which a court on Thursday will consider grinding a free user of the public roads beneath its treads. (Photo Yesterdaystrators.com) The man convicted by a jury on four criminal counts is Arthur Jay Hirsch, 65, a bachelor whose livelihood is […]
Victim of state asks Christians to witness clash at sentencing
A circuit court in rural Lawrence County is sentencing a Christian workingman for traveling at liberty on the people’s highways. He asks people to attend. (Photo Lawrencecd.org) By David Tulis A court in Lawrence County, Tenn., will sentence a devout Christian working man Thursday (Feb. 11) for exercising his constitutional right to travel. Arthur Jay […]
Free-range motorist seeks to vaporize charges, asks they be heard ‘in agency’
Nineteen-year-old Tim Murphy of Chattanooga proudly stands in front of his auto while holding a restricted driving license, one he hopes to replace soon with a regular driver license. He exercises the privilege of operating a motor vehicle as a licensee, while others exercise the right to travel on the public highway as a matter […]
Cops exercise creative violence to maintain order, peace
A chase of a stolen vehicle ends in this crash deadly for three innocent people. (Photo DontayeCarter11Alive) By David Tulis The violence of policing against local economy and free markets is evident on certain days when the news flow piles up and suggests to pliable minds the need to call for peacekeeping reforms that separate […]
Tennessee bill to feds: Get out, go away, leave us alone
A bill in the Tennessee general assembly would help put a stop to power grabs out of Washington by executive order, opinion or purported rule. (Photo Kitco.com) By Mike Maharrey NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb 1, 2016) – A Tennessee bill would require the state to refuse cooperation with federal executive orders or Supreme Court opinions that […]
Hirsch rips judge who led jury to rule against constitutional rights
Families take part in a tractor pull event in Lawrence County, Tenn., where a circuit court judge has churned up the soil of legal proprieties in mishandling a criminal case against an innocent Christian traveler. By David Tulis Arthur Jay Hirsch, 65, was convicted in December in a Lawrenceburg, Tenn., circuit court of four counts, […]