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Letter to sentencing Judge

THE CALL FOR JUSTICE by Christopher Berry
On May 24, 1999, I took the liberty to address the attention of the trial, and sentencing Judge. The following are excerpts from that letter.

Dear Honorable Judge Pteck:

May it please Your Honor, I, the above named defendant and prisoner, respectfully and humbly compose this sincere dissertation to you as a "Message of Truth," that you will hopefully read rather than simply peruse over. I understand your role as judge quite better today sir, than compared to the year 1991, which is the never forgotten year of what I call "The Trial of Racine's 20th Century." That, as stated, is a year never to be forgotten, at least not by me as long I shall live. I'll forgo going into all the basics as that which is known need not be explained. And that is why I felt compelled to address Your Honor today to state with all clarity and intelligence, the facts and truth which were hidden, undisclosed, and concealed in "The Trial of Racine's 20th Century." Therefore your Honor, I respectfully request that you please bear with me a moment while I move to dispense these thoughts while they remain so fresh in mind. It will only require a few minutes of your time.
Statement of Facts
I begin by quoting United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who also serves as Circuit Justice for the 11lh Judicial Circuit. He espoused these words:
"Few places are a more real expression of the constitutional authority of the government than the court room where the law itself unfolds. Within the courtroom, the government invokes its laws to determine the rights of those who stand before it. In full view of the public, litigants press their cases, witnesses give testimony, juries render verdicts, and judges act with the utmost care to ensure that justice is done."
In response to that statement and based on personal experience as a defendant, witness, and victim, I will say quite candidly, that I admire the above Supreme Court Justice's analysis of what his experiences are. But what he describes in general is in particular a view that is not shared in common by the many destitute and disenfranchised persons, who like myself have the personal experience of being a defendant, witness, and victim all at once.
Sir, you will recall in the year of 1776, it was written, "We hold these truths to be self-evident," and one of them was "that all men are created equal." Your Honor, without equivocating, I can personally say that in 1991, there was no equality of treatment displayed in your courtroom during the "Berry Trial" or in 1992 in Berry's appeal. As a matter of fact and truth, I was legally "lynched" in your courtroom by the very people who Justice Kennedy had observed were responsible for upholding and protecting my "proclaimed" civil rights.
Allow me to elucidate my point for you. As you know, Attorney Joe Kremkoski, a court commissioner, was appointed by you to defend my common interests, "Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness" against the state accusers. And it is my understanding of the law one of my guaranteed rights during a criminal trial is that of the 6th Amendment to "effective assistance of counsel." It is already a point in matter capable of being demonstrated and shall be that Mr. Kremkoski, a lawyer that worked for you as a court commissioner, was everything but effective. He was a good show, but no more than that. The state District Attorneys Ms. Joan Korb and Zoe Stowers should be absolutely ashamed of themselves for what they advocated at my trial, and 1 note that that they are just the obverse of what they should be.
The state in this case has committed vast errors, which resulted in the tainting of a witness and ultimately in an illegal, unconstitutional, and biased conviction. Possibly they have committed a felony i.e. misconduct in public office, as defined in 946.12 of Wisconsin statutes. Attorney Kremkoski, trial counsel, has also committed vast errors, which amounted to the prejudicing and absolute denial of my 5th, 6th, and 14"th amendment guaranteed rights, thus aiding the state in its wrongful conviction of me.
In the book of Matthew it says Jesus remained silent during all the questioning at his trial. The oppressors challenged Him to save Himself. I am not Jesus, and that is why I cannot remain silent today, for it is my soul that speaks, and this is "The Call For Justice."
Christopher Berry
Judge Pteck
Racine County Circuit Court
Racine, WI

If you would like more information or would like to donate money or time helping with Christopher's defense or other projects, email us at swansol@mwt.net or write to FFUP or Christopher himself.. Addresses below

Christopher berry #219210
WSPF; PO Box 9900
Boscobel, Wi 53805

FFUP (Forum for Understanding Prisons)
P.O.Box 285
Richland Center, Wi 53581

  • to post one Christopher Berry,Innocent

  • to affidavit proving innocence,post two

  • to post three, four poems by Christopher

  • to post 5, essay "politics in Law"

  • To post 6, news article about original crime
  • Politics in Law

    Politics In Law — The Fight For Justice
    The Case
    Summary of the Facts IN RE: Of State of Wisconsin v. Christopher Berry. 91-CP-485.
    In my evaluations of the State's case against the defendant - Berry, compared with all the available and especially the missing evidence of government witnesses testimonies, and with that of the resurrected facts of co-defendants Terry Jackson, Cornelius Hunter and with much emphasis on the culprit, defendant, Terrance Simpson' s admissions and recantations, it is only obvious that the District Attorney and the Racine Police detectives all were acting in concert of a conspiracy to deprive defendant Berry of his Constitutional Rights to due process, a fair trial and equal protection of the laws. They also violated his substantive right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment. In accord with the 5 , 8th and 14th amendments. In my observations I am now certain without any reasonable doubt that the State of Wisconsin knowingly, intentionally, spitefully, willfully and purposefully presented false, slanted and harmful testimony and information before the court and jury on the day of the trial.
    With statements from Terry Jackson in writing admitting that he lied on the preliminary that subject me to be bound over for trial, is to be inferred that the state had knowledge that he was lying, and this also can be inferred from the states action and decision to later prosecute Mr. Terry Jackson.
    I have been in the process of conducting my own private and personal investigation and so far much has turned up, and I am convinced by the facts of this new evidence that I, defendant Berry was and am a victim of a government conspiracy in the race for certain elections during the political season for judges, D.AA, police officials and the entire judicial system.
    The facts show that the judge which presided over my case as well as the two female D.A.'s, were all new to this system and that it is no wonder the state opened its case in the following words: "Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, you all know how our system works." I at that time did not know how it worked but over the years I have done and have committed myself to a lot of Studies in the area of politics and judiciary administration. I have now read a multitude of cases where it is evident that the two work in conjunction. They have in the name of politics conspired to and have convicted a magnitude of innocent persons without any regard for those person's rights secured by the Constitution of the United States of America.
    We all know or should know what the definition of a citizen is: "one who, under the Constitution and laws of the U.S., or a particular state, is a member of the political community owing allegiance and being entitled to the enjoyment of full civil rights."
    Now I ask, does this statement "full civil rights" only apply to those "particular or initiated few?" Why then was I wrongfully, illegally and unconstitutionally pronounced guilty at a mock trial. Was I stripped and literally raped and robbed of my FULL CIVIL RIGHTS? Furthermore, why am I now in the fight for my life that was robbed from me? My liberty has been unlawfully stolen from me.
    I wish to impose these questions on the majority of our nation as well as the minority, whether conservative, liberal or independent. Of course I understand that I may not have looked innocent because of the shade of my skin or because of who I was said to have been, but I don't recall a law anywhere holding that I must LOOK innocent.!
    To the contrary it states, "no one can look into the mind of a person to infer his guilt or innocence, rather it must be based solely upon the evidence put forth by the State who has the burden of proving his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. It doesn't even hold that I had to prove my innocence, but rather the opposite. I am supposed to be innocent before proven guilty and not the contrary!
    However, in my case the contrary to the above was more the case. It was nothing more than a silent conspiracy where everyone, including the judge, D.A. and witnesses of the State knew their judicial duty which was as Malcolm X once stated: "By any means necessary
    "By any means necessaryl By any means necessary!" These words still reverberate in the back of my mind. I wonder exactly at the number of how many innocent persons have become a victim of government conspiracies. One knows for sure that the history of such are well documented.
    Before the book closes on me and my case, my only hope for justice and freedom depend on four sources of whom only one is truly independent of all, Allah (God), our highest power. Co-defendant Terrance Simpson, the principal actor in the case, co-defendant Terry Jackson, the second primary actor in the case, and State witness Cornelius Hunter, a primary factor in the States case against me.
    It is not to be expected of the State or the D.A. to admit that they are wrong, but the TRUTH once told by the defendants will leave no room for misunderstandings. The Government must prove the defendant's membership in a conspiracy by the defendants own words and not by the words of others. See U.S. V. Lahey. 55F3d 1289: U.S. V. Dunigan. 884F2d 1010: and U.S. V. Ott. 741F2d 226....
    Rest assures in the philosophy: "Truth crushed to the earth shall rise again." Christopher X. Berry #219210 5/3|05'

    If you would like more information or would like to donate money or time helping with Christopher's defense or other projects, email us at swansol@mwt.net or write to FFUP or Christopher himself.. Addresses below

    Christopher berry #219210
    WSPF; PO Box 9900
    Boscobel, Wi 53805

    FFUP (Forum for Understanding Prisons)
    P.O.Box 285
    Richland Center, Wi 53581

  • to post one Christopher Berry,Innocent

  • to affidavit proving innocence,post two

  • to post three,four poems by Christopher

  • to post four, letter to sentencing judge

  • To post 6,news article about original crime