Guy claims he can't be convicted of DUI because he's his own country

[44Thrilla]

A man accused of driving drunk said Pennsylvania courts have no jurisdiction over him because he's his own country. After seeing the paperwork that 44-year-old Scott Allan Witmer filed with the court claiming sovereignty, a Northampton County judge said Tuesday he cannot be released from jail until he gets a mental exam.

Witmer, who represented himself, said he believes police lack jurisdiction to pull him over. As he said in court: "I live inside myself, not in Pennsylvania." He said there is no victim in the crime and asked to go to trial.

Defense attorney James Connell, Witmer's standby counsel, said a challenge to the traffic stop would need to be filed as a pretrial motion.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/11/ap/strange/main4859969.shtml

 

[ChadWick]

haha wow...reminds me of Petoria

 

[The_Lillard_King]

Kind of like someone saying they refuse to pay taxes and gives some reason that might actaully makes sense to that person. But it's not about whether it makes sense to that person, it is about whether it makes sense to a judge.

And this person's explanation/argument clearly did not.

 

[drexlersdad]

i always thought my genitals should have their own zip code....