I am revising this thread in order to bring everyone up to date all those people who have so cordially responded on this case. Today, Tuesday, May 22, I was summoned to appear in front of a judge to answer to this cell phone summons I had been given back on February 27 of this year.

 

I’m happy to say that I was found Not Guilty! The whole process evolving through these previous few months proofed to…at the end to be disappointing and anticlimactic. I had gotten up early this morning to write a dissertation explaining the run-up to the summons and why the summons was inappropriate. My entire presence in front of the court was almost certainly less than a minute, not allowing me time to extract compensation from the court for time lost this day from work.

 

The judge simply asked me to swear all I would say was to be the truth and looking him dead in the eyes I said: “yes” and after the police officer made his accusation the judge asked if I was ready for this case and I said: “Yes sir”, while pulling out the cell phone invoice and seeing that the police officer was nervously trying to see what information I had in front of me to present the court, the judge simply said to me please move over to the clerk.

 

Expecting to say something on my behalf I was a little perturbed and confused so I asked the judge to repeat his statement and he did, and when I moved to the clerk she handed me an 8x11 piece of paper and I asked: “what is this?” She simply said Not Guilty! And to think I was ready and willing to yell out “injustice” (I had brought bail money with me…just incase).

 

During the interim I heard the police officer make some comments and the judge said: “don’t even try it” So, I’m at a lose as to what happened but a great win after all. So I was rushed out of the court even before I could know what was happening and I was unable to ask for work wage restitution. But my foreman had asked that I call him after the hearing and he assured me when I did today that I was paid for the day.

Thank you all for your support!