00:00Thank God, Jake.
00:00You're going to object to me telling you to be quiet?
00:03When this defendant insisted on representing himself and started challenging the court with his own legal arguments,
00:08the judge denied his motion to quash the indictments and warned him about going pro se at trial.
00:13This is cause numbers 26, DCCR 0322 and 0323.
00:18One of them you're charged with assault, family violence by impeding breath of circulation, the other injury to a child.
00:24And Mr. Radford was appointed to represent you because you're in custody.
00:27And Mr. Radford, what is the announcement?
00:30Judge, I visited, had a long visit with Mr. Brown in custody.
00:33Mr. Brown informed me that he would like to represent himself.
00:37Would like to submit a motion?
00:38Of what?
00:38Quash the indictment.
00:39Based on what?
00:40Lack of prosecutorial procedure.
00:42Fraud.
00:43In which way? Fraud?
00:44Actual fraud.
00:44Tell me what you mean by that.
00:46Actual fraud is committed by deliberate misstatement.
00:49I know.
00:49Listen, listen.
00:50I know what the definition is.
00:51I need to know what the fraud is in this case.
00:54Fraud?
00:54In this case?
00:55Yeah.
00:55Lack of prosecutorial procedure.
00:57Specifically.
00:58You can't just say legal words.
00:59You have to explain.
01:01Yeah.
01:01Sure.
01:02I wish you would.
01:02An individual filed an informal complaint, which is a complaint that lacks form of procedure.
01:07Who's the individual?
01:08On the arrest warrant, it says Amanda DeVec.
01:10Okay.
01:10It's stating that she's the affiant.
01:12The affiant?
01:13Yes.
01:13That would be the officer that...
01:15Yes.
01:15Right?
01:15In this matter, the alleged injured party is a complaint.
01:18It's a black woman named Diane Mieves and a daughter, also a black female, Raina Roots.
01:23According to said affidavit, a peace officer misamended the veil.
01:26And it's told the Port Felipe...
01:27What is it?
01:28It's Port Nietzsche's?
01:28Port Nietzsche's police department.
01:30Being duly sworn on oath makes the accusation of claims.
01:33This is why the plaintiff, or the complaint, it says State of Texas versus a Nasir L. Brown.
01:37Because the affiant is a peace officer.
01:39Texas is claiming to be an injured party to what really should be a private civil action.
01:42Because it's a part of a criminal action.
01:44is when a person or individual group breaks a law that is designed to protect society from harm.
01:49Such as?
01:50Such as?
01:51Assault.
01:52Mass shooting.
01:52Or assault.
01:54Assault.
01:54Ampeding, breath or circulation, or injury to a child.
01:56Any offense listed in the Texas Penal Code, which both of the offenses you're charged with
02:00are listed in the Texas Penal Code.
02:02I'll just overstate that.
02:03Yeah.
02:03Here's the thing.
02:04I'm going to deny your motion to quash at this time.
02:07I've heard enough.
02:07I'm going to deny it.
02:08I've looked at both indictments.
02:10Mr. Smith, any response to the motion to quash?
02:13There's no evidence to support what he is saying.
02:16That indictments are properly.
02:18I'm not going to tell you again.
02:19He stood there and listened to you without interrupting.
02:22Just like an attorney.
02:23You have to stand and act like they do.
02:25Professional and responsible.
02:27And you don't interrupt.
02:29I gave you an opportunity.
02:30I'm going to give Mr. Smith an opportunity.
02:32I'm not checking.
02:32You're going to object to me telling you to be quiet?
02:34No, no, no.
02:35I'm objecting to what he stated.
02:37He didn't object to yours.
02:38So what I'm going to do at this time, Mr. Brown,
02:40is I'm going to set your cases on the trial docket.
02:43I need one final answer, though, real quick.
02:46I want to make sure, on the record,
02:48you want to represent yourself,
02:49or do you want Mr. Radford to step back in?
02:51Can we have a moment?
02:52Yeah, I would love that.
02:53Mr. Brown, you had an opportunity to speak with Mr. Radford,
02:56and what is your decision?
02:57I'm so pro se.
02:58Okay.
