Reinstate Attorney Alton Maddox

Is Freedom a “Right” or a “Business”? ©
By Alton H. Maddox, Jr.

In every endeavor, a successful person must start with a major premise which should be free of any fallacies. I am particularly concerned about American jurisprudence. My current concern, in particular, is the senseless and racially-inspired murder of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, FL.

If every Black person had the same racial philosophy that every white person shared and this was 1912 in Florida, there would have already been a lynching. George Zimmerman would have already been history. Whites have refused to teach Blacks the Old Testament.

Whites believe that every crime is public in nature. This means that every crime is a class action. Thus, the next-of-kin has no special preference or special standing in punishing a wrongdoer. The avengers are all other white persons. This is the making of a lynch mob. Whites faithfully observe their participation in the posse as a racial duty.

Although the U.S. Constitution requires due process of law for any white person, a descendant of enslaved Africans is only “three-fifths of a person” and has fractional rights at best. The U.S. Constitution was not written for descendants of enslaved Africans. “No Negro has any rights that whites are bound to respect”.

Some states permit lynching after a judgment of conviction. All states permit lynching if the convicted, criminal defendant is not a whole person. Congress has refused to pass anti-lynching legislation despite protests from disenfranchised Blacks.

The American system of jurisprudence requires an adversarial system of justice if both the victim and the perpetrator are white. It is trial by combat, however, if the victim is white and the suspected perpetrator is Black. The American system of jurisprudence once harbored trial by combat, universally, in England and before slavery.

There is a lot that you need to know if you support a call for justice for Trayvon Martin. A call for justice, for example, requires staying power. It is more than an expression of simple and initial outrage. Like in baseball, you must touch all bases. Baseball does not score a run if the runner only reaches first base. Through hook or crook, a runner must touch all bases.

So far, Geroge Zimmerman has touched all bases in the first three innings. The first inning was his unexplained release from police custody. The second inning was his re-arrest. Blacks only hit a triple in the first inning. This was followed by a “cooling off” period. In the third inning, Zimmerman was only charged with murder in the second degree.

Zimmerman, with help from zebras, has recovered his image. There has been no cry of foul from Blacks. In the fourth inning, Zimmerman was unlawfully released on bail. This release improves his chance of an acquittal. It also signals that Trayvon Martin’s life was not worth a plug nickel.

He is now a flight risk and a threat to public safety in fifty states. A monitoring device does not prevent Zimmerman from committing a hate crime. He is not subject to any surveillance device. No leading Black should be calling for Zimmerman to live in peace until he at least receives a kangaroo trial or a pre-trial farce. Blacks, en masse, failed to oppose his release from jail according to the public record.

When a party to litigation announces from the outset that there will be no objections, this party will probably lose the litigation. When Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and Benjamin Jealous arrived in Sanford, FL, they announced, immediately, that there would be no acts of civil disobedience and no boycotts on behalf of the Black community. This is like a zebra telling a lion that he will “stand his ground”.

Because of the nature of the U.S. Constitution, different special interest groups have had to seek civil rights. All of these groups embrace business models. Blacks, on the other hand, have refused to embrace a business model. They are only seeking “silver rights”. “Silver rights” are not based on the Reconstruction amendments.

Since the demise of “Like It “, I have served as a pro bono consultant in establishing a media rights organization, in the tri-state area, based on a business model with a right of “standing” before the Federal Communications Commission. This is an unprecedented effort for any Black organization.

“Social parasites” have resisted this effort. They believe that whites will guarantee them their rights. Stated differently, for them, “freedom is free”. These people are ignorant of history. Blacks have had to pay in blood for everything that they have received in this country. To Blacks, America is like the American Red Cross.

The next, five-hour seminar for “Friends of Like It Is” will occur on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. at the Cotton Club, 656 West 125th Street in Harlem. There will be course materials and a breakfast buffet followed by a “different spin” lecture on the law including FCC law and Florida law on self-defense. The effort is to build a business model to ensure civil and human rights.

4/23/12

Information is Power in State v. Zimmerman

The next time that a white supremacist believes that “coon hunting” is permissible under the U.S. Constitution and he or she fatally shoots a person of African ancestry, I hope that all Blacks and especially Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and Benjamin Jealous bury their heads in the sand.  Black outrage, absent some subsequent, real action, only enhances the possibility of another racially-inspired murder.

After watching our reaction to the senseless murders of Sean Bell and now Trayvon Martin, whites supremacists have concluded that we shoot our only “load” while we are emotionally upset.  After Blacks shoot their load up front, whites conclude that they can go back to planning another Black death.

This modus operandi helps Revs. Sharpton and Jackson in addition to Jealous.  Capitalists invest heavily in fighting racial fires.  The racially-inspired shooting of Trayvon Martin ignited a firestorm in Sanford, FL.  It must be extinguished forthwith.  Otherwise, insurance companies could have to pay substantial damages.  It is cheaper to pay racial racketeers.

If left unchecked, the result in Trayvon Martin will follow the disastrous result in Sean Bell.  Initially, Blacks in New York were outraged.  Rev. Sharpton then called for a “Shopping for Justice” march to pacify Blacks.  In the meantime, the police suspects for the death of Sean Bell secured bail without any challenge from the Black community.  The rest is history.

Unless Blacks establish a headquarters in Sanford, FL forthwith, the ending for Trayvon Martin will follow the result in Sean Bell. When you face-off with whites, you must be prepared to go 24/7.  When a zebra is in the jungle, other zebras must be on look-out for lions.  A predator is always looking for its prey.   This is also natural law which governs American jurisprudence.

Blacks must keep the criminal justice center in Sanford, FL under surveillance every hour of the day until the duration of this case.  Meanwhile, there must be ongoing, strategic planning.  Shelter is a basic necessity of life. It is also a basic necessity of conflict.  To be sure, white supremacists have secured shelter to wage a racial war.  Blacks are homeless.

During the course of State v. Zimmerman, there will be several critical proceedings which Blacks must address.  The first proceeding involved the charge against Zimmerman.  This inning goes to Zimmerman.  He got off light.  The second inning may be played on April 20.  Leading Blacks have remained silent on bail.  Blacks can only hope for a divine intervention.

Aside from a headquarters, Blacks must secure substantial, legal literature on Florida law.  Among other things, these are the rules of engagement.  Before two sides go on a battlefield to engage in battle, each side must familiarize itself with the rules.  The type of weaponry depends on the rules of engagement.  Strategic planning is also based on the rules of engagement.

So far, there has been no strategic planning by Blacks in State v. Zimmerman.  To deal with an appropriate charge against Zimmerman, there should have been an independent and comprehensive crime scene investigation.  This is the responsibility of all Blacks and not simply the Marlin family.  State v. George Zimmerman involves a public crime. Blacks should not rely on the state of Florida to prove murder in the first degree.

I am the first Black attorney in the nation to have successfully demanded the appointment of a special prosecutor in a racially-motivated case.  White defendants went to prison for their handiwork in Howard Beach.  In a second case, Joseph Fama was sent to prison for 33 years for murdering Yusuf Hawkins in Bensonhurst based on his race.

On the other hand, Florida state Attorney Angela B. Corey is not a special prosecutor.  She is an elected official.  The law will not allow her to serve two masters.  Moreover, she opposes the disclosure of the court file even though the Sixth Amendment requires a public trial.  There has not been a peep from leading Blacks.

Without any funding, I have tried to keep the Black community abreast of the critical proceedings in this case even though I am subject to censorship.  It would be helpful if I were not banned from public airwaves.  All leading Blacks, who pretend to favor the prosecution of George Zimmerman, favor the ban of my appearing on any commercial radio or television station.

I am now seeking funds to purchase the applicable legal literature in Florida.  Even lawyers outside of Florida have demonstrated no knowledge of Florida law.  Lawyers in Florida have lost their tongues and their minds.  Our community needs information to put an end to white vigilantism.  All Blacks are at risk especially since new gun laws are immunizing white supremacists.

These research funds are necessary to continue to enlighten us about State v. Zimmerman, self-defense laws nationwide, and constitutional rights and the critical stages of the criminal process. Any donation for a regular legal analysis of the criminal proceedings should be sent as follows:

Alton H. Maddox, Jr.             P.O. Box 35             Bronx, NY 10471

Also, you should call your local commercial station and demand that I receive an invitation to discuss the legal aspects of the case over the airwaves.  I have been particularly censored in New York City.  In the 1950′s, censorship was Medgar Evers complaint in Mississippi.  At that time, it was whites who were censoring critical information.  Today, it is Blacks and whites together.

Freedom Retreat Events
April 21, 2012 The Passage,A Play, Elks Plaza, 1068 Harriet Tubman Boulevard (Fulton Street) Brooklyn, N.Y. (between Franklin and Classon Avenues 7:00 pm. Please support the Freedom Retreat for Children
April 25, 2012 Prof. Griff. Topic: “ILLUMINOLOGY: Exposing The Cuture Bandits and Returing Hip Hop To Its Black African Roots.” Elks Plaza, 1068 Harriet Tubman Boulevard (Fulton Street) Brooklyn, N.Y. (between Franklin and Classon Avenues 7:00 pm. Please support the Freedom Retreat for Children.
April 28- Friends of Like It Is. Cotton Club, 655 125th Street, Harlem, NY 9 AM
May 2 ,2012 Dr. Umar Aadular Johnson,,Guest Lecturer. The topic “Psycho-Academic War Against Black Boys: From Grade school to the Graveyard Elks Plaza, 1068 Harriet Tubman Boulevard (Fulton Street) Brooklyn, N.Y. (between Franklin and Classon Avenues 7:00 pm. Please support the Freedom Retreat for Children.

May 25-28- UAM will sponsor a bus trip to the Gullah Festival in Beaufort, SC to explore and celebrate African Culture, Fine hotel accommodations will provided but bus seating is limited. Beaufort has a rich history of its own especially during Reconstruction. See the history first-hand.

Instructions
Opposition to Bail for George Zimmerman

1. The letter can be handwritten and it should be addressed as follows:

Judge Jessica Recksiedler
Criminal Justice Center
18th Judicial District
101 Bush Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773

2. The view of every Black person in the United States on the question of bail for George Zimmerman should be read by Judge Recksiedler.

3. You may have multiple views on the question of bail for George Zimmerman. They should be included in your letter. In your own words, if possible, the letter should at least contain this view:

I oppose the application of George Zimmerman for bail.

He has a history of violence and he is a flight risk.

He profiled Trayvon Martin before he shot him to death.

4. It is important that you expeditiously mail your view to the judge.

UNITED AFRICAN MOVEMENT
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ALTON H. MADDOX, JR.
CHAIRMAN
TEL.: (718) 834-9034
FAX : (718) 884-8241
P.O. BOX 35
BRONX, NY 10471

April 16, 2012

Judge Jessica Recksiedler
Criminal Justice Center
18th Judicial District
101 Bush Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773

Re: Bond Hearing for George Zimmerman

Dear Judge Recksiedler:

I am writing this letter as a “citizen” of the United States and I am supposed to enjoy all privileges and immunities under the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This letter is also being sent in the public interest and public safety. That being the case, I oppose the application of George Zimmerman for bail in State v. Zimmerman. His motion for bail is returnable on April 20, 2012 and should be denied.

It would be unthinkable for a Black person in Florida to seek bail after being charged with murder in the second degree for causing the death of a white person. This bail application would be routinely denied. No lawful reason exists for any white person to be treated differently, under similar circumstances, than any Black person. For this reason alone, this bail application should be denied.

Movant, for this relief herein, must address this issue of racial disparity or the Court should allow leave of court for him to address this issue. The Court can take judicial notice of the judicial practices and patterns in Florida. The state of Florida should not deviate from the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The charge of murder in the second degree against Zimmerman suggests that Florida has under charged him and it flies in the face of evidence that Zimmerman had “profiled” Trayvon Martin before he fatally shot him. Profiling supports a claim of premeditated murder. This homicide is murder in the first degree and not murder in the second degree.

There is also reason to believe that Trayvon Martin was shot in the back. Zimmerman followed Martin and he was found lying face down. The body of Trayvon Martin should be exhumed and it should be examined by an independent and credible pathologist. History has shown that pathologists have “doctored” autopsy reports.

An example is the fatal beating of Michael Stewart by eleven transit police officers in New York City in 1983. Dr. Elliot Gross initially ruled that Stewart died of natural causes. Three Black lawyers intervened and caused the medical examiner to change the finding to a “homicide”.

In 1987, a pathologist ruled that Harry Crist, Jr. who was involved in the kidnapping and rape of Tawana Brawley, had been killed by another person. Until 1998, New York insisted that Crist had killed himself. The autopsy report was finally publicized in 1998. New York had lied to the public. Another person or persons had killed Crist.

This Court should also be concerned about the residents of Florida and the residents of the United States. The news media has reported that Zimmerman has a criminal history involving an assault at least, on his girlfriend and an assault on a police officer. This not only demonstrates a proclivity to violence towards an ordinary citizen but also towards a police officer.

Zimmerman is also a flight risk. Without any explanation, he fled police custody on February 26 in Sanford, FL. He was a fugitive from justice until the special prosecutor announced that she would by-pass a grand jury investigation and secure an information containing only a charge of murder in the second degree. The information was silent as to a charge of escape.

Even if this Court, despite all the risks and perceptions, were inclined to release George Zimmerman on bail, there has to be stringent bail conditions including but not limited to the surrender of all passports, the installation of an electronic monitoring device, the installation of video surveillance devices and limited visitation privileges.

Zimmerman is entitled to a speedy and fair trial and I hope that Florida does everything to accommodate his constitutional right to it. The murder of Trayvon Martin has generated international concern. Under all of the circumstances, Zimmerman is not entitled to bail, and in the public interest, his application for bail should be denied.

Very truly yours,

Alton H. Maddox, Jr.

AHM:sr

Re-arrest and Indict Zimmerman for Murder and Escape
By Alton H. Maddox, Jr.

I hate to believe that I am the only person in the United States who believes that Geroge Zimmerman was arrested on February 26, 2012 by the Sanford, Florida Police Department for fatally shooting an unarmed Trayvon Martin. After the arrest, he later fled from police custody.

It is interesting to note that Gov. Rick Scott appointed a special prosecutor without offering a reason for the appointment. This is the beginning of a cover-up. There had to have been prosecutorial misconduct. This undisclosed, prosecutorial misconduct has to be linked to George Zimmerman and it may be incriminating.

The known evidence is sufficient to support a manhunt by the FBI. It is undisputed that the Sanford Police Department arrested Zimmerman based on probable cause. Afterwards, Zimmerman had to face a magistrate to secure a release. In a homicide case, the police may not issue a desk appearance ticket. His release from police custody is still unexplained.

Absent a member of a law enforcement agency offering an excuse for the release of Zimmerman from police custody, there has to be an official manhunt. Actually, there was no lawful excuse for the release of Zimmerman absent a judge issuing an order of release. Otherwise, Zimmerman is an escapee.

This is important. There was already probable cause for an arrest of Zimmerman. Without facing a judge after killing another human being, Zimmerman is also guilty of escape. Flight from prosecution is also evidence of guilt and it can support a homicide prosecution and also a prosecution for escape. This evidence is admissible at trial against Zimmerman.

An effective lawyer for the parents of Trayvon Martin has to engage in a full court press. From the time that the basketball hits the court, you must be on top of it. Among other things, it means understanding the autopsy report and the ballistics report. Zimmerman could have shot Martin in the back. Nothing should be taken for granted.

In law, you must take one step at a time. Like in baseball, you must touch every base. Short-cuts are not permitted. The notion of a corpus delecti not only includes Trayvon Martin but also George Zimmerman. This homicide investigation has half-stepped its corpus delecti. This flaw must be corrected.

It could have taken less than a day to get a homicide indictment for the death of Trayvon Martin. By March 1, Zimmerman should have been planning his defense based on the indictment. To prove self-defense, the burden rests with the shooter. Zimmerman has no ground to stand on.

My modus operandi required me to be all over the prosecutor’s office. The system will make certain offers to the victim’s lawyer. There is always a story inside a story. The prosecutor’s office always put the real story behind the corporate veil. Any lawyer who pierces the corporate veil is in trouble. No one has heard the real story in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin.

From the very beginning, George Zimmerman has been putting nails in his own coffin. For some unexplained reason, law enforcement officials have been removing each nail. This unexplained conduct has enabled Zimmerman to fly away from the cuckoo’s nest. His new nest is probably in Peru.

This week, Sean Hannity reportedly had a telephone conversation with George Zimmerman. This conversation should be of great importance to law enforcement officials. There is no privilege between Zimmerman and Hannity. Thus, Hannity has to show and tell “or else”.

There was a privilege between Glenda Brawley and her daughter, Tawana Brawley. Yet, Glenda was illegally subpoenaed to divulge any conversation between parent and child. Instead, Glenda fled New York in 1988. She is still subject to arrest in New York. This is the Fugitive Slave Act in operation. Nothing has changed for Blacks since slavery. “No Negro has any rights that whites are bound to respect”.

4/11/12

 When I received the word that Gil Noble, longtime host of  “Like It Is”, had made his transition, I had just completed a letter to WABC-TV complaining about the lack of public affairs programming in dealing with the presence of racial violence in the United States. This is a national epidemic.

 The struggle continues.

ALTON H. MADDOX, JR.
CHAIRMAN
TEL.: (718) 834-9034
FAX : (718) 884-8241
P.O. BOX 35
BRONX, NY 10471

In Remembrance of Gil Noble
1932-2012
By Alton H. Maddox, Jr.

When I received the word that Gil Noble, longtime host of “Like It Is”, had made his transition, I had just completed a letter to WABC-TV complaining about the lack of public affairs programming in dealing with the presence of racial violence in the United States. This is a national epidemic.

Gil Noble made his transition on April 5. Two of his favored ancestors had made their transitions on April 4. Every year, Gil would give Blacks, in the tri-state area, a steady diet of their contributions. These giants were Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. and Cong. Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

“Of all the disciplines, history is best qualified to reward our research”. These are the words of Malcolm X. Gil was big on Malcolm. Actually, Malcolm may have been Gil’s most revered ancestor. Although “Like It Is” was a public affairs program, Gil sprinkled it with African history.

Nationalism was the engine that drove “Like It Is”. Marcus Garvey had a prominent script on “Like It Is”. So did Dr. John Henrik Clarke and Dr. Yosef ben Yochannan. This irked WABC-TV but Gil knew that the airwaves belonged to the public. Our revered ancestors have died with “Like It Is”.

An opening statement gives a jury a bird’s eye view of litigation. So did the opening to “Like It Is” give the same bird’s eye view to it audience. There was the distinguishable and intense, drumming sounds. This was followed by a collage of revered ancestors. Black nationalism would unfold before your very eyes.

Gil stayed on at WABC-TV until he was 79 years of age and, afterwards, contracted a stroke. He doubted that anyone would pick up the blood-stained banner. Throughout the decades at WABC-TV, he had to carry a heavy burden. It is difficult for whites to finance the liberation of Blacks.

WABC-TV could not wait until Gil fell to his knees. There was an urgent need to not only change the name of the program but also its format. “Like It Is” was reduced to “Here and Now”. The format went from public affairs programming to arts and entertainment. There is no trace of our African heritage on “Here and Now”.

Since October 2011, there has been a protracted struggle to get “Like It Is” back on track. The African philosophy of Gil Noble and Elombe Brath was too much for WABC-TV. Black nationalism contradicts all of the tenets of white supremacy and this contradiction was aired openly every Sunday at noontime.

I went to the FCC in Washington, DC this past February. I left the FCC with too many questions unanswered. Important records supposedly were located at another venue. I vowed to return next week. In tribute, I will be back at the FCC next week. Gil’s valiant work must not be enjoined. Our story is still incomplete.

Three African giants died in the same month and in the same year. The month was April. The year was 1950. These giants were Dr. Charles Drew, Charles Hamilton Houston and Dr. Carter G. Woodson. My mother also died in April but years later. Now, Gil Noble made his transition on April 5, 2012. The skies are open and he is being welcomed back home by all of our revered ancestors.

The struggle continues.
4/6/12