Hey guys, and welcome to today's video. Today we have a sovereign citizen in court who's in custody on a 120day jail sentence, but also picked up two additional three-year felonies for running from the police trying to escape his 4mon sentence. I swear sovereign citizens are their own worst enemy.
So, let's begin. All right, court's going to call a group of cases. All people versus Matthew Capori.
25 T-53 24 T75 24T T392 24 T368 26 CR10 25 M153 25 M154 26CR5 25T 108 25T233 24T 275 All people versus Matthew Capore Council Katherine Decker for the people and your honor Dale Garren from the public defenders office on behalf of Mr Capfori um on all cases today. However, Mr Kaphory, as I informed the court staff, Mr Kapori does did indicate that he wishes to wave counsel. Um and so also had at some point, and it's hard to keep track of with all these cases, ADC appointed on some of them.
Do you know, Jedha? I'm asking you a tough question. All right.
We did have ADC on some cases. Um, it looks like at one point it was um Deian Villa. They're actually on the docket with her name, the ones that have them.
Do you want to send the docket? Thank you. Actually, I've got mine.
Mr Garn, that's your understanding is Mr Capori wishes to wave his right to an attorney today. Uh, that is my understanding, your honor. Um, I have been I have been appointed to the two felony cases.
I thought Miss Lyle had been appointed to all the misdemeanor cases. Um, but Mr Capori informs me that he wishes to wave counsel on all of his cases. And so I discuss with him the advisement that the court would go through for that.
All right. I'm going to start Mr Capori and just advise you. I know we've gone over this for a number of these cases.
Two of these are at least your first appearance on these cases. You do have the right to remain silent. You and do not need to make any statement.
Any statement you do make can be used against you in court. You do have the right to be represented by an attorney throughout your case if you cannot afford to hire an attorney or you remain in custody. You have the right to ask the court to appoint one for you.
Any plea you enter must be voluntary and not the result of undue influence or coercion. You have the right to have bail set in your cases. you have the right to have a jury trial.
If in uh in two of these cases, I believe you do have the right to have what's called a preliminary hearing. A preliminary hearing must be set within 35 days of the filing of charges or after you demand it. If you wish to demand a preliminary hearing, the purpose of a preliminary hearing is to determine if there is probable cause to believe that the offense charged has been committed and that you are the person who committed it.
Uh from this point until final action in your cases, you are prohibited from harassing, molesting, intimidating, retaliating against, or tampering with any witness to or victim of the acts charged. If your cases involve domestic violence, you're prohibited from having contact if already ordered. I will let you know that there have been two additional cases that I don't know if you have been advised on.
The first of them is 26CR5. 26CR5. The district attorney filed a felony complaint information indicating three charges.
Count number one vehicular eluding a class 5 felony that honor about December 29th, 2025. Matthew Mark Capori while operating a motor vehicle unlawfully, feloniously, and knowingly eluded or attempted to elude Jonathan Roy andor Austin Menicho Sakura, a peace officer also operating a motor vehicle when the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that he was being pursued by the peace officer and operated his vehicle in a reckless manner that carries a possible penalty of between 1 and 3 years in the Department of Corrections. Count number two, driving under restraint.
On or about December 29th, 2025, Matthew Mark Capori unlawfully drove a motor vehicle upon a highway with knowledge that the defendant's license or driving privilege was under restraint in violation of sections 4221381A carries a possible penalty of up to $100. Count number three, reckless driving on or about December 29th, 2025. Matthew Mark Capfori unlawfully drove a motor vehicle or a low power scooter in such a manner as to indicate a wanted or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property in violation of section 4241401 CRS that carries a possible penalties of up to $300 up to 90 days in jail or both.
In 26CR10, the district attorney filed a felony complaint and information in that matter alleging three charges. Those three charges read the same, but they indicate that they were on January 14th. Count one, vehicular eluding on or about January 14th, 2026.
Matthew Mark Capori while operating a motor vehicle unlawfully, feloniously and knowingly eluded or attempted to elude Deputy Brett McWills, a peace officer also operating a motor vehicle when the defendant knew or reasonably should have known he was being pursued by the peace officer and operated his vehicle in a reckless manner in violation of section 189116. 5 CS. And then like the other charges I read to you, it also includes a count of reckless driving and a count of driving under restraint, both alleging that it occurred on or about January 14th of 2026.
Do you understand the charges in those two cases as I've read them to you? Um, no I don't. Well, I happen to believe him when he says that, especially since he only has two functioning brain cells, both of them competing for third place.
Essentially, he tried to escape justice on a Jefferson County misdemeanor jail sentence and ended up picking up two felonies in the process. Uh, your honor, today I'm appearing sir jurors appropriate. Well, I'm going to tell you really quick, Mr I just read those charges out loud to you.
Do you understand those charges? If you don't understand those charges, I'm not going to allow you to go forward without an attorney. I want you to be resp rep represented by someone who understands the charges.
Do you understand the charges as I've read them? I understand the charges as you have read them. Okay.
All right. Do you understand the rights that I read you in regards to all of these cases, including your right to silence, your right to counsel, trial, bail? Uh, yes, I do understand those rights, your honor.
All right. Um, I I do have some statements that I that I would like to make in regard to uh to the advisement that you just gave me. Now, let's talk a little bit more about your right to an attorney.
Is it correct that you wish to go forward without an attorney in these cases? Um I I I would like to reserve all my rights and I'm today I'm waving my right for counsel for for today's purposes. Yes, sir.
Okay. Now, some of your cases do have a we believe that there was alternate defense counsel appointed on them uh because of your failure to appear some time ago. I don't know if they are still in those cases, but in regards to those cases, um, do you understand that you would, Miss Vila Lobos would represent you in those cases?
Um, I I would like to wave my right to counsel in those cases as well, understanding that you do have the right to remain silent. You do have the right to have an attorney. Well, let me just ask a little bit more regarding your right to counsel.
You state you do understand your right to have an attorney and you wish to wave it for today. Is that correct? That is correct.
When you wave that right, well, is this your is this your knowing and voluntary decision? Yes. Are you under the influence of anything?
No. Are you thinking clearly? Yes.
Has anybody made any threats or promises to get you to do this today? No. Do you understand that I will appoint council if you want an attorney to represent you?
Yes. Do you understand the charges that I indicated on those two cases and that the other cases involve charges that include possible jail time in the county jail? Do you understand those possible penalties, including up to uh three years in the Department of Corrections in both of the new felony filings?
Do you understand those possible penalties? Yes. Do you have any legal training?
I do not. No. How far have you gone?
How How far have you gone in school? I have a high school diploma. So, you can read and write.
perfectly sound reasoning for choosing to represent yourself instead of having a competently educated lawyer who can represent you better in court. And this goes without saying, but whatever high school he got his diploma from needs to re-evaluate their educational standards. Do you want to speak to the public defender any further before you make this decision here today?
Uh, no, I don't. Do you understand criminal law is a complicated area and that an attorney trained in this field could be of great help in preparing and representing your defense? Yes.
Do you understand that if that while you have the right to represent yourself but that by doing so you take a great risk of not properly presenting your case or your arguments? Yes. For this hearing at least knowing all of this is it still your desire to represent yourself?
Yes. All right. I think a couple of things we need to do.
I've advised the defendant on the charges, Miss Decker, and so I think on those cases, I need to ask him how he wishes to go forward, whether he wishes to have a preliminary hearing on those matters and have those set for it. I do think we need to address bond in at least some of the cases and he does have the right to have a 48 hour bond hearing uh in those charges or he does have the right to have a bond hearing in regards to those new cases at least and some of the traffic offenses. I think I'm obligated by law to make some changes.
But uh do you agree that that's Miss Decker that we how we at least minimally need to proceed today? Yes, your honor. All right, Mr Capori, uh you said you wanted to speak to me.
Now understanding your right to remain silent and anything could be used against you uh what is it you wish to talk about here today? Okay I um your honor for the record I'm appearing sir jurist and propria persona under special special appearance only uh to challenge the jur jurisdiction of this court. Uh I reserve all my rights and wave my right to counsel.
Uh I have not seen a rid of habius corpus for my production. Uh, and I do not consent to this video appearance under rule 43. Um, the 13 warrants have never been served to me.
I believe I am currently being held in a legal black hole 31 days past the 408 hour mandate that you just that you just mentioned of CRS16-4-102. Um, today uh I am challenging jurisdiction. I would like the dismissal of all charges.
the return of my vehicle that was illegally seized uh and to be these charges to be dismissed with prejudice. There's a multitude of uh due process violations that have happened. I'm 31 days currently past my rule five advisement um and the 48 hour mandate for bond setting uh which is quite some time.
Uh my my vehicle was illegally seized, searched and seized for me on April 1st out of Aurora off of private property. Well, that's what happens when you run from the police. And regarding his potential violation of rights regarding addressing bond within 48 hours of being arrested, that only applies when not doing so would result in prejudice against the defendant.
And since you're being held on a 120-day jail sentence, not addressing your bond on your new cases becomes nonp prejuditial and therefore irrelevant. Um, investigator Natalie Stowe came and visited me on April 8th with a uh with a um a search warrant dated April 8th from a a looks like a uh senior judge in Jefferson County um to seize my vehicle and uh some property in it. Um but this warrant was dated 8 days after it was actually searched and seized.
It was searched and seized April 1st forcefully from me in Aurora on private property. I was held at gunpoint and arrested and uh that's when the vehicle was taken. There is no chain of custody between that day and April 8th when this warrant is dated.
Uh I don't know where it was. I assume it is in the it was in the the hands of the Gilpin County Sheriff's Office. There's no record of what you know what was done in between.
It was not impounded. It seems like they just took it and and and and had it dropped off in their own parking lot. So there's no record of what, you know, of anything in between the day they actually searched and seized it and the day they got a warrant to search and seize it.
Uh that is a uh a clear due process violation under the 4th 6th and 14th amendments of the United States Constitution. Um, I would have like an explanation for all of that today first off and I, you know, because of those violations, we can set all those matters for a hearing. I I'm going to advise you again, Mr McCoy.
I don't know if you want to talk about these facts and these situations today. As I mentioned, there's two things we're going to address. We're going to address whether or not uh bonds should remain as set.
And we're going to address what your next court date's going to be. Do you wish to address the court regarding either of those questions? Um, I I Well, why why was the 48 Why Why are we 31 days past the 48 hour mandate for bond setting?
Judge, may I withdraw? Yes, Mr Gan, thank you for your time. Thank you.
So, you're complaining that it was beyond the 48 hours, correct? Yes, we're 31 days past that currently. Anything else for me?
Yeah. any any other argument regarding bond? Um, well, I'm challenging that that the court has no jurisdiction.
I said that I do not consent to this video uh appearance per rule 43. I have a right to be there in person and I would like the uh the immediate release of my my vehicle that has been uh stolen from me. All right.
I don't have any authority over that. I have authority right now over these criminal matters. Okay.
I would like an explanation why there's a 31 delay on my bond hearing in my rule five advisement pursuant to 6 or CRS 164102. Asked and answered. All right.
Miss Decker, any position regarding bond or anything you wish to advise regarding bond? The people's request would that the bonds remain as set. I believe they're $25,000 cash only with these um numerous cases to include these two vehicular felony eluding charges the defendant presents as a community safety risk.
So that's the position on bond and we would ask to set for preliminary hearing review the cases. I don't necessarily know why there's been the delay, but the statute regarding the 48 hour bond hearing u [clears throat] requires it to be within 48 hours, but that does not provide any sort of remedy. If it is not within 48 hours, the court then needs to weigh several factors including the safety of the community, the other principles and factors for bond, the reasons given or not given for why that was not complied with as well as for as well as any prejudice to the defendant.
I'll note that at the time a request for a virtual writ is issued on Mr for his behalf by his attorney uh through the public defenders office and that's why we're here today with that virtual rift that was dated some time ago. Uh I do review and after understanding the cases the likelihood of the defendants's appearance in court as required the safety to the community if there's not a cashonly bond the safety to the community as well as any prejudice which I find there is no prejudice and that the defendant is also being held in Jefferson County on a case in which he did appear he is facing a sentence and so he's uh currently serving a 120day jail sentence and was addressed then that there is no prejudice in regards to this matter. I am going to deny modification of the bonds on the 26CR5 26 CR10 case.
Those are the largest of the two bonds. Here's where I do have to by statute modify bonds. Okay.
On 24T1 24T317 that will be modified to a personal recgnissance bond. I'm sorry. What was that case number?
24T317 24T75 24T392 24T275 and I can update all these for you J when I get to them. Um 275, sorry. Uh the 25T53 and 25T 108.
All of those cases, all those bonds in those six cases will be modified to personal recognizance bond. The court denies modification of any other bonds at this time. Uh, Mr Capori, do you wish to have a preliminary hearing to test probable cause in the two new felony charges?
Your honor, I am solely here to um to challenge the jurisdiction of that this court. Um, that's all I'm here to do today. I once jurisdiction is challenged, everything else really needs to be put on hold.
Have you seen where you're currently at and what you're currently wearing? Call me crazy, but I think that jurisdiction has been proven beyond any reasonable doubt. And if you think that challenging jurisdiction means that your case gets put on hold, then you could be sitting in jail a lot longer than 120 days while you wait for the court to address its jurisdictional requirements.
Uh and and the and the due process violations are unconstitutional. The court finds that it does have jurisdiction over these cases. These cases were filed here.
[clears throat] Affidavit and arrest warrants were issued out of this court. The court finds probable cause and does have jurisdiction. Uh your next argument.
How does the court the court can determine its own jurisdiction? Is that correct? No.
I made a factual finding. I have jurisdiction and I made so in each of those cases. Okay.
[clears throat] Do you wish to have a preliminary hearing? You must demand. You said you didn't want to wave any of your rights.
What I'm going to do is I'm going to set you for a preliminary hearing. I'm going to have you I'm going to ask that the district attorney writ you to be here in person as you have requested to be here in person. Let's do that June 1st date 1:30.
June 1st 1:30 for preliminary hearing. All other matters will be set for a continued arraignment. Uh Mr [clears throat] Mr Kavor, you said that you waved your right to an attorney as for today.
Is that Do you wish I I don't consent with to any of the proceedings of this court at the moment? I believe I understand. I I I'm going to appoint the public defender to represent you at those hearings.
They can file a motion or request for Objection. Your honor, is that practicing law from the bench? Are you Is that what you're doing right now?
No, I'm making a finding that you are not in a situation to be able to handle your own defense. We can talk about it then you can you can wave your right then I don't want to waste I don't want to waste any more time with you Mr Kapori and find out that at that point that you do wish to have an attorney. So I am appointing them they can file any sort of motions regarding that prior to that hearing.
So at the January or sorry the June 1st hearing uh we will see you at that time June 1st 1:30. that nothing changed but nothing changed with my capability between 10 minutes ago and now just for the record. So you determined that I was a you know um able to represent myself about 10 minutes ago and now you're not.
So you told me you wish Mr Capori you told me you wish to represent yourself for purposes of this hearing and you did not wish to wave any other rights. Yes. So, for purposes of this hearing, I allowed you to represent yourself.
We'll make that decision at the next hearing if we need to make that decision at the next hearing. Okay. And I and I'm requesting that the that the the court approves jurisdiction o over these this matter.
Um that has to be established. I I have no proof requirements. However, we are setting this for a preliminary hearing.
The district attorney does have uh h has to meet a burden of proof. That's their job, not mine. Thank you.
Okay. We'll see you on January. We'll see you on June 1st.
What's that? I said, I'm glad that we established it was on incumbent upon the district attorney and not yourself. Thank you.
No, thank you. Because without sovereign citizens being as delusional as they are, I'd have to find a new answer to the age-old question between the two of us. Which one is smarter than you?
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