[Music] We've had a letter from a young man in London who says, and I quote, "I went to the doctor just the other day and said, "Doctor, I've got a sexual complaint." "Really?" said the doctor. "Who from?" [Music] "Welcome to facts or frauds. [Music] City of Detroit versus Contra Grizz Griggsby case number SP1683392 one SP1683393 counts one and counts two appearance on the record please for the record please Mr. Junior, I don't believe, Mr. Barry. I don't believe that's necessary, but I don't know. Mr. Griggsby, do you want representation or no? No, sir. State your name for the record, please. Special appearance, Contra Griggsby. Okay. Good morning to you, sir. Today is the day and time set for a final pre-trial. Um, where is Miss Harris? Miss Snider. Miss Snider, are you here? For a jury trial tomorrow. Uh, can I ask a question? You may. I um since the last time we spoke, I uh you told me to just bring all my uh my paperwork down there. I wanted to uh see did you receive it? I had brought it down to the uh courtroom. I don't I don't really know if it's ne if it's going to be necessary. I also told everybody all parties need to appear and there balance is here is here. So, no, I didn't get any of your paperwork uh that I have at the moment. You have no And what was what what what was what what should I expect to see in that or read in that paperwork? Should I I put I brought my uh I brought my fee schedule down there. I bring me an affidavit, conditional acceptance, and I brought my uh I br a few things down there and I had all right. I had uh last time we talked um you had gave me um a lady's email address and I have also I also sent uh all the paperwork to her email address. That's probably important offer officer uh good morning to you. Can you uh we're on the record with Mr. Griby. Can you state your name um department number please? Yes. Good morning, honor. Officer Venolstein, Detroit Police Department, badge number 4744. All right. Very well. Today is the date and time set for a a final pre-trial. Um, so we do have all the parties here. Um, there's going to be a tri a jury trial tomorrow. I'm I'm imagining that that trial is going to go. I would like to have Miss uh uh Schneider here um to make sure that you two agree on um uh any jury instructions. I don't know if you've made any if you if you've gone over any jury instructions and and and and uh have an agreement on the jury instructions and things like that. uh uh or we'll just read the instructions as they are listed in the um if you have not. Uh so I'm going to wait until Miss Snyder comes in. Mr. Griggsby, I'm going to put you in a breakout room with Miss Snyder. Uh you two can have that discussion. Um and then um we'll we'll we'll we'll get you out of here. I'll wait till she comes back. We'll get you out of here uh after you talk to Miss Snder about how you two are going to proceed. All right. Okay, cool. Yes, sir. All right, let's pass the matter. Um, and that and that's in person tomorrow. Yes, sir. Let's go back on the record with Mr. Griggsby. Mr. Miss Snder, can you put your appearance on the record, please? Morning, your honor. Alexa Schneider for the people. P 80322. The issuing officer is present. Yes. I I've already got spoken with him. So, uh, have you and Mr. Griggsby spoke about uh procedure tomorrow? Um, yes, your honor, we did discuss it. I sent you a chat. Uh, Mr. Griggsby has not prepared jury instructions, but he does have a civil infraction along with his misdemeanor. I talked to the officer. We're going to dismiss the two misdemeanor. He can proceed with a formal hearing on his civil infraction. We're not going to call a jury in for that. Correct. What about right now? Mr. Griggsby. Yes, sir. So, you can either pay the one you can either pay the 145 and it will close it out or you can um have a formal hearing on that. Officer's here right now on the expired. I'm having the form. I want to have a a formal hearing for Mr. Griggsby. All right. Are you ready to proceed now, Officer Valentine? Yes, your honor. Can you raise your right hand, please? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth? Whole truth and nothing but the truth? Yes, sir. All right. It's on you, Officer Valentine. You want to assist uh uh M Snider or not? I guess not. Yes, sir. I'm Say that again. I'm sorry. All right. Cut out. What was that, miss? I was going to say I I'll leave it to his honor. Oh, okay. It's up to you, too. I mean, it's a is a civil infraction of expired plates. Go ahead. Uh, officer. Okay. Back on uh February 19th, 2025 at approximately 6:29 p.m., I was uh doing traffic enforcement in the area of uh Grand River and West Grand Boulevard. I seen the uh silver Chevy driving southbound on Grand River. I did a traffic stop or I ran the plate, came back that it was expired back on December 21st of 2024, pulled the vehicle over, conducted a traffic stop. The driver, Mr. Contrell Griggsby, stated that, you know, there was no uh registration for the vehicle. So, you're saying that there he admitted that there was no registration for the vehicles? As far as I recall, yes, there was no registration to show I mean, I'm as far as everything else. I don't know if you want me to keep going about the insurance or the display license, but No, I don't think that's relevant now. That's going to be So basically on this date and time you pulled the vehicle over and and and the vehicle you for your testimony the vehicle did not have valid um valid registration and that you're saying that Mr. Griffy told you that the vehicle did not have valid registration. Go ahead Mr. Griffy if you want to say more. Yes. Uh according to uh let me swear you in. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth, hold truth, another truth? Where's your right hand, please? Uh I want to Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth? Whole truth and nothing but the truth. As long as I'm not giving up any of my uh my rights. No, you're not g You're just swearing to tell the truth. All truth. Another truth. Okay, cool. Say yes or no. And as long as uh y'all know when I'm in special appearance. Yes. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth? Whole truth or nothing but the truth? Yes, sir. Okay. Go ahead. Yes, sir. According according to uh Michigan law, I'm only supposed to have only supposed to have my license or anything license, registration, or insurance if I'm uh com uh if I'm doing commerce and I'm not doing anything. I was just traveling. I wasn't uh as I uh told the officer, I was traveling. I'm only supposed to have a driver's license if if I'm if I'm uh like making money or or or doing anything. I wasn't in like I told him same thing I'm telling. So So you're not disputing the fact that you're not you're not disputing the fact that you didn't have plates on the ve registration for the vehicle. I'm I'm disputing I'm disputing the fact I'm asking you question I'm asking you a yes or no question. I'm asking you a question that is you don't ask questions. I ask them questions. Hello. So, is it is it own device? Did you tell did you tell the officer that you didn't have any plates on the vehicle? I don't recall what I told the officer. Okay. Well, he seems to recall very well. Is there anything further? Yes. Go ahead. Michigan code as I sent to you. I bring down there and I emailed and I uh emailed the other the lady. Michigan code says that I do not I do not need to register my vehicle. I do not need to have a license unless I'm uh and I'm acting in commerce. And I was not acting in commerce at as I told the the officer plenty of times. I'm not acting in commerce. So I don't need a license or I don't need to register anything. All right. Is that it? Oh, no. And I sent you I sent you my uh I I sent you my conditional acceptance twice. I sent you all of my paperwork. I let you put it on record. So, I let you put it on the record. Is that it? Yeah. I want to put all my paperwork on the record. Did you receive it? No, I told you I didn't. Uh well, I don't know how. I got the uh But in this case, but in this case, I'm going to tell you this. I don't have to find you responsible. $145. When can you pay? I'm not paying it. All right. Bye. Have a great day, sir. Now, y'all will be hearing from me. You'll be hearing my boy. $145. It is. I'm not your boy. All right. You want to be You want to be I'm not your boy. Okay. So, don't don't say no. Don't don't don't say too much more, sir. I'm just saying you're free to leave. Have a very good day. Now, stay time. I see you. You make me wish that birth control was retroactive. Sorry. Well, that's just about it. So, so thanks for watching and we'll see you again real soon. And thanks for hanging out with us in Facts or Frauds. Make sure you hit the thumbs up button, you're subscribed, and ring that bell. 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