Verdict
IN THE FEDERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF REDMONT
VERDICT
ko531 v. Commonwealth of Redmont [2023] FCR 97
I. PLAINTIFF'S POSITION
1. The Commonwealth can only arrest someone for murder via a lawsuit given the law stated Indictable offense.
2. All murder arrests against the Plaintiff are illegal given this fact.
3. The Commonwealth knew of the change and failed to amend the law to fix the error.
II. DEFENDANT'S POSITION
1. It is not feasible for the Commonwealth to prosecute for every murder committed.
2. The intended method was meant to be summary and was simply an error when changing laws.
3. A Senator is unable to to get the issue amended and fixed due to the proposal needing done by a Representative.
III. THE COURT OPINION
1. The definition at the time of the lawsuit being published was "Indictable" and not Summary thus all murders that were arrested as summary technically an illegal arrest.
2. Despite the method not being feasible it is still the method that was listed within the law and thus is the way that the murder charges should be done through.
3. There is a bill that was proposed and passed after the the filing of this lawsuit which did amend the law from Indictable to Summary which means all arrests after the passing of the bill can be arrested via the auto plugin.
4. Although a Senator is unable to propose an amendment to fix the issue they can write an amendment and send it to a Representative to have it proposed. This is not unusual and highly common from President's, Senators, Secretaries, etc.
IV. DECISION
1. I hereby find in favor of the Plaintiff and order the Department of Justice to expunge all crimes pertaining to murder from ko531's criminal record after the passing of the Violent Offenses Amendment Act. I also order the Department of Justice to refund all fines and compensate for all jail time served after July 6th, 2023 at $50 per minute in accordance with the Standardized Criminal Code Act.
The Federal Court thanks all involved.