by Robert C. Laity, ©2024
(Jun. 1, 2024) — The recent judicial travesty and farce that occurred in my state must not be tolerated, namely, the case of The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, Indictment #71543-23.
From the time it began to when the jury delivered its verdict, the case accumulated a plethora of reversible errors made by “Acting” Justice Juan Merchan of the Supreme Court of New York, County of New York.
For the readers’ information, the Court is named “Supreme Court of New York,” but it is not the highest court of the Unified Court System of the State of New York, as in New York State the court of last resort is the New York Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court of New York, with its high-sounding name, is the state’s lower court; the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, consisting of four departments, is next; and from any of the four departments an appeal can be taken to the New York State Court of Appeals.
Cases involving points of federal law or the U.S. Constitution are appealable to the Supreme Court of the United States.
The jurists on the New York Court of Appeals are referred to as Judges, while the jurists on the lower “Supreme Court” are called “Justices.” All other states refer to their highest courts as their “Supreme Court.”
The “Acting” Justice of the New York State Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, Juan Merchan, adjudicated the case aforementioned. Established court policy of the Unified Court System of New York is to assign cases to Justices on a revolving basis and in a random manner. A very important fact is that as an “Acting Justice” Merchan was not on the roster of Justices from which Jurists were to be chosen.
How, then, did Merchan become the “chosen-at-random” jurist to oversee no fewer than three (3) Trump-related cases? This is but one of the plethora of reversible errors in the instant case.
Merchan is in violation of the New York Compilation of Rules and Regulations, Title 22, Section 100.5, which reads, in relevant part:
“A Judge or candidate for Judicial office SHALL refrain from inappropriate political activity…(A) Incumbent Judges …(1) Neither a sitting Judge…shall directly or indirectly engage in any political activity except (i) as otherwise authorized by this section or by law…prohibited political activity shall include:….(c) Engaging in partisan political activity…(d) participating in any political campaign for any office or permitting his or her name to be used in connection with any activity of a political organization…(e) publicly endorsing or opposing another candidate for public office…(h) soliciting funds for, paying an assessment to or making a contribution to a political organization or candidate…(A)(4) A Judge…(a) SHALL maintain the dignity appropriate to judicial office and act in a manner consistent with the impartiality, integrity and independence of the Judiciary and Shall encourage members of the candidates family to adhere to the same standards of political conduct…as applies to the candidate…(d) Shall not make pledges of conduct in office that are inconsistent with the impartial performance of the adjudicative duties of the office; with respect to cases, controversies or issues that are likely to come before the court, make commitments that are inconsistent with the impartial performance of the adjudicative duties of the office; knowingly make any false statement or misrepresent the identity, qualifications, current position or other fact concerning the candidate or an opponent…”
The “Acting” Justice’s daughter, a “Member of [his] family,” actively received millions of dollars in contributions related to Justice Merchan’s adjudicating New York v. Trump. “Acting” Justice Merchan contributed to the Biden Campaign. Fox News’s Jesse Watters reported that Merchan had also given money to “Stop Republicans.” Merchan tainted the instant case by his violations. I cannot see an honest Judiciary upholding the fraudulently obtained verdict of “Guilty” in this case.
Merchan’s instructions to the jury regarding complicity with Michael Cohen also place Cohen in jeopardy. If the jury found Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, Cohen as an accomplice must also be sentenced. Furthermore, the statute of limitations expired on those counts and had to be connected to a federal election crime which the New York State Courts had absolutely no authority to adjudicate. The Bragg prosecution of Trump was a prime example of a “Kangaroo Court.” He did not prove his case.
I am looking forward to January 20, 2025 when Donald J. Trump, Sr. is sworn in as our “47th” President.
Robert C. Laity
Founder and President
Society for the Preservation of our American Republic
AS USUAL, ROBERT LAITY BRINGS CLARITY TO THIS AND MANY COMPLICATED MATTERS.
Whether the left/democrats know it or not putting President Donald J, Trump on trial and finding him Guilty of misdemeanor turned into a felony by a CORRUPT New York City Judge and Prosecutor guaranteed President Donald J. Trump will be the 47jth US President ! They will also find out they will Reap what they Sow ! They have awakened a sleeping giant or a Genie they can’t put back in the bottle !
The Jury had to ASK the Justice what the second crime was. It was never revealed in the trial.
The Statute of Limitations expired years ago on any charges of Falsifying Business Records, which are misdemeanors and not felonies.
Those 34 counts can only have been used as a predicate IF an only if a second crime was involved and the falsifying of the business records served to cover-up said second crime.
Trump was prosecuted on a NY State law involving NY State offices. Trump was/is running for FEDERAL office and NOT a NY State office.
Bragg used a New York State law which only applies to NY State offices. Trump was railroaded.
The Justice’s instruction that the Jury could make a non-unanimous decision on what crime to consider (out of three possible crimes) in order to find Trump guilty is a violation of Trump’s 5th and 14th Amendment RIGHT to due process.
There are multiple reversible errors that Merchan made. This is the United States of America and not Nazi Germany. No State can act in derogation of the Rights granted by the U.S. Constitution.