City of Lake St. Louis v. Rothermel

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of five ordinance violations and sentenced by the court to pay fines totaling $1,500.00. Throughout the proceedings, defendant has appeared pro se, claiming to be “an unen-franchised sovereign, whose household is within the geographical boundaries of Missouri State, this declared status being outside of the venue and jurisdiction, contractually, of that corporate entity known as the State of Missouri.”

Defendant’s pro se brief violates Supreme Court Rule 84.04(b) in that it consists merely of a list of the charges and fines imposed.

The brief violates Rule…