VII.   Law

A Plea is formal prayer demanded within the Roman Courts of the Private Bar Guilds in answer to a claim of controversy that formally establishes the acknowledgment of the accused that jurisdiction has been perfected and the manner of law and procedures by which the accused requests the matter to be reviewed.

The word Plea comes from the Latin word pleais meaning literally a “prayer to Rome ”from Pleaides the name for the “Seven Sisters” being an acronym for the seven hills of ancient Rome. It is a deliberate corruption of the ancient Roman legal principle of plene or plenus literally meaning the accusation has been “fully,completely solidly or abundantly” stated and the accused may evoke their second opportunity to speak their defense as collocution.

In the absence of a valid Plea, a matter cannot proceed nor judgment be rendered.

While the corruption of the ancient Roman legal principle of Plene or Plenus to “Plea”is normally delivered within the Roman Courts in the manner of a demand or even intimidating threat by the Judge or Magistrate, under Roman Law the reply must remain solely and legitimately an “offering” by the accused.

By definition, the entering of any kind of Plea is tacit consent of the Jursidiction of the Roman Court. Therefore, a member of One Heaven or associated society has only one legitimate reply to a Roman Court and demand to plea in the formal response of demurrer.

Once the Ucadian Courts are operational and fair notice given to members of One Heaven, any member charged by a Roman Court with a serious offence including the potential penalty of imprisonment for two (2) years or more is required to file the allegations of the offence into a valid Ucadian Court prior to using their Live Borne Record or status as a member within their demurrer or defense. The matter shall therefore be heard and adjudicated fairly in accordance with these canons and the charter and codes of law of their given society.

In accordance with these Canons, a member of One Heaven and any associated society may choose only one (1)of two (2) kinds of formal reply to a properly constituted Ucadian Court being either a reply of remit or reject:

(i) a reply of Reject means the accused rejects the fundamental premise and legal sufficiency of the complaint througha valid claim; or

(ii) a reply of Remit means the accused accepts the fundamental premise and legal sufficiency of the complaint and jurisdiction of the court through a valid claim.

When a member of One Heaven or their advocate replies to a controversy with reject, only two (2) types of valid claim exist being demurrer and res judicata:

(i) Demurrer, also known as “cease until jurisdiction is proven” or request time to prepare written motion against legal sufficiency of complaint in suit; or

(ii) Res Judicata, also known as “a matter already judged” or “autrefois convict or acquit”.

When a member of One Heaven or their advocate replies to a controversy with remit, only three (3) types of valid claim exist being mea culpa, exculpate or nolo contendere:

(i) Mea Culpa, also known as “my mistake or fault” equivalent to “guilty”; or

(ii) Exculpate, also known as “without blame, or fault or guilt” equivalent to “not guilty”; or

(iii) Nolo Contendere , also known as “no contest”.

An accused may choose only one (1) prayer of remittance from two (2) valid choices to offer the Court:

(i) Remittere Venae , also known as “remit the indulgence” ; or

(ii) Respondere Non Debet, also known as “the respondent cannot be bound or held liable” as a “claim of privilege”.