Legal Question in Criminal Law in District of Columbia
Legal Straw Man?
I have noticed that every government document with my name on it misspells my name by printing it in all capital letters. According to every English grammar and style guide I've seen, proper nouns such as people's names are not to be spelled in all capital letters. In fact, names spelled in all capital letters are considered to be acronyms.
My understanding is that in order to be valid, a legal filing muse name all parties precisely and unambiguously. Every last letter and piece of punctuation is critical. So my question is this. Since my name as it appears in the government's records is not actually my name, but rather a legal fiction, how can the court claim jurisdiction over my propia persona? Since I cannot become a fiction and the law cannot command an impossibility, would the court be forced to dismiss?
3 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Legal Straw Man?
No, the court would not be forced to dismiss (presumably the case now pending against you)based upon their alleged failure to assert proper jurisdiction over your "propia persona" due
to your surname appearing in capital letters
in the criminal pleading document(s)which apparently have been filed against you.
Your questions would appear to amount to nothing more than rhetorical nonsense.
Re: Legal Straw Man?
I would not waste time rasing this issue with the court... it will likely force the court to conclude that everything else you state is equally baseless.
Re: Legal Straw Man?
With all due respect, if you make this argument there is a good chance the court will commit you.
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