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Defendant Name: Matt Philips
Defendant Phone: 461-6546
(( Defendant Discord: edge.matt ))
(( Defendant Timezone: GMT ))
Type of Representation (Pick one): Public Defender (Luna McMillan)

Charging Department: LSPD

Date & Time of Incident(s): 06/01/2026 03:50am
Charge(s):

• GM10 - Failure to Comply / Identify

Narrative:
My client feels he has been wrongfully arrested.

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I, Luna McMillan, hereby affirm that all information provided above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, and understand that knowingly providing false information could result in additional charges and/or fines. (( I affirm that all information submitted has been obtained via In-Character means. ))

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Be advised that the bench trial court system operates off a time-slot scheduling system. Please look out for notifications from either the courts or your attorney in regards to scheduling your bench trial. As long as the defendant or their counsel makes an attempt to schedule the trial either on the docket or within the time-slot area, the court will do their best to accommodate with a Notice of Scheduling.

During this time, the defendant is encouraged to reach out to a licensed defense attorney in order to prepare a proper defense. The defendant is further encouraged to speak with an authorized individual at Rockford Hills City Hall, Mission Row Police Station, or Paleto Bay Sheriff's Office for official clarification on the specific charges received and their respective date and times, as once the case has been activated, any omitted charges will be considered abandoned and unable to be disputed within this case.

Respectfully,


Superior Court Justice
San Andreas Judicial Branch
274-6959 - [email protected]

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The case of State of San Andreas v. Matt Philips is hereby activated and opened by this Court.

Be advised that the bench-trial court system runs on a weekly time-slot system. As long as the defendant makes an attempt to schedule the trial either on the docket or within the time-slot area, the court will do their best to accommodate with a Notice of Scheduling.

The prosecution and defense are hereby ordered to provide their evidence to the Court via Motion for Discovery within the next 30 days or file a Motion for Continuance.

If at any point in time the defense or prosecution wishes set precedence or desire a formal criminal trial, they are welcome to file a Motion for a Change in Venue

Respectfully,


Superior Court Justice
San Andreas Judicial Branch
274-6959 - [email protected]

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The State of San Andreas, by and through the undersigned attorney, filed this Motion for Discovery, and presents the following as evidence;

• Exhibit #1 Arrest report

  

  

  Los Santos Police Department ARREST REPORT "TO PROTECT AND TO SERVE"

  
  

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  • ARREST DETAILS
    • Arresting Officer: Jason Steel
      Callsign: STAFF-30
      
      Date of Arrest: 06/DEC/2026
      Officers Involved:
      • Police Captain Cyrus Carver
      • Police Detective II Grace Steel
      Narrative: Explain what happened in detail, provide sufficient detail to justify the charges. Video and image evidence can be provided. Specifically state why each charge listed was placed.
      
      Deputy Chief Jason Steel was patrolling in the area immediately around Los Santos Bank when he noticed a Monstrociti operating at a high rate of speed, and crossing into the incorrect lane as they departed city bank in a very quick manner. Chief Steel accelerated his cruiser and attempted to clock the vehicle, but by the time he had caught up, they were close to Tequila-la and the vehicle was clocked at 90 km/h; Chief Steel elected to perform a traffic stop and assess the reasoning for the aggressive driving. Chief Steel inspected the vehicle visually and noticed that it is sporting the colors of a known criminal organization; after backup arrived Chief Steel approached the driver and identified himself as a peace officer with name, rank and department. Chief Steel then asked the driver to step out of the motor vehicle, and when the suspect refused, Chief Steel ordered him to step out of the motor vehicle, when the suspect refused a second time, Chief Steel threatened the use of force to withdraw him from the vehicle, and the suspect stated that they will not comply unless they receive explanation(s). Chief Steel placed the suspect under arrest verbally and ordered him to exit the vehicle once more, and after no movement to that effect, Chief Steel used force to drag him out of the vehicle physically. During arrest procedures, the suspect asked to speak to a supervisor and was quite irritated, in order to try to defuse the situation, Chief Steel asked Captain Carver to speak to him and let him know if he noticed any issues with the arrest. Captain Carver explained to him at length that cooperation with a peace officer is not optional during a legal detainment, and the suspect seemed to be more amenable, until Captain Carver told him that he will continue being arrested, and then the suspect continued to be quite irritated. The vehicle, which was being driven by Mr. Phillips was searched incident to his arrest, which further inflamed Mr. Phillips.

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  • MUGSHOT
    SUSPECT #1 DETAILS
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      Full Name: Matt Philips
      Phone Number: 4616546
      License(s) Suspended: Driver Trucker Firearms Pilot
      Charge(s):
      • Failure to Comply
      Evidence: Include a photo of the evidence items; it is optional to document the items in writing when including a photo. Always provide the serial number of any seized firearm. Mark where the possessions were stored.
      
      Evidence Description and/or Photo

      
      Evidence Location: Mission Row Station Vinewood Police Headquarters Department of Corrections

  

Rowin Lawson
Deputy Attorney General
San Andreas Judicial Branch
451-9939 - [email protected]

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I, Rowin Lawson, a Prosecutor of the San Andreas Judicial Branch, will be representing the State of San Andreas in the underlying case.

I will be taking the responsibility of Primary Counsel and will await further instruction from the Presiding Judge.

Rowin Lawson
Deputy Attorney General
San Andreas Judicial Branch
451-9939 - [email protected]

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The Defendant, by and through the undersigned attorney, filed this Motion to Compel Discovery, and requests as follows;

• Requested Discovery: Traffic Radar Reading, Clocked Speed of Defendant
  • Detailed Reasoning: It states in the Arrest Report "the vehicle was clocked at 90 km/h". We the defense request this as from what it can be seen in the arrest report that is what they are going off of and we would like to know if that was the accurate speed he was travelling in on the radar.

Public Defense Attorney
Luna McMillan
San Andreas Judicial Branch
463-9315 — [email protected]

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• Honorable Judge Horton and pertaining parties,
  
  The defense would like to retract our last request to the court as it is no longer needed.
  
  
  Public Defense Attorney
  San Andreas Judicial Branch
  463-9315 - [email protected]

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I, Luna McMillan, a Defense Attorney of the San Andreas Judicial Branch, will be representing the Defendant, Matt Philips, in the underlying case.

I will be taking the responsibility of Primary Counsel and will await further instruction from the Presiding Judge.


Public Defense Attorney
San Andreas Judicial Branch
463-9315 - [email protected]

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All parties in this case are encouraged to complete the following Scheduling Tool in an attempt to schedule a trial on the above case. When the scheduling tool has been completed by either party, please post on the docket stating as such.

In the event all parties have overlapping availability the Presiding Judge will determine the best date and time to have a trial take place and post a Notice of Trial informing all of the upcoming proceeding.

In the event some or all parties do not have overlapping availability, the Presiding Judge will continue to attempt to schedule the proceeding or seek alternative avenues to conclude the case.

If either party has the intentions of calling a witness to the stand during the proceeding they must inform the court by filing a Witness List at the time of filing their availability. If no Witness List is filed before the Notice of Trial is filed you will be unable to call a witness during the proceeding.


Respectfully,

Superior Court Judge
San Andreas Judicial Branch
(909) 227-6646 — [email protected]

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All parties in this case are encouraged to complete the following Scheduling Tool in an attempt to schedule a trial on the above case. When the scheduling tool has been completed by either party, please post on the docket stating as such.

In the event all parties have overlapping availability the Presiding Judge will determine the best date and time to have a trial take place and post a Notice of Trial informing all of the upcoming proceeding.

In the event some or all parties do not have overlapping availability, the Presiding Judge will continue to attempt to schedule the proceeding or seek alternative avenues to conclude the case.

If either party has the intentions of calling a witness to the stand during the proceeding they must inform the court by filing a Witness List at the time of filing their availability. If no Witness List is filed before the Notice of Trial is filed you will be unable to call a witness during the proceeding.


Respectfully,

Superior Court Judge
San Andreas Judicial Branch
(909) 227-6646 — [email protected]

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• Parties,
  
  This is a notice that I will be taking over this court case preceding from here on out. A new scheduling motion will be sent out within the next day.
  
  Respectfully,
  
  Magistrate Judge
  San Andreas Judicial Branch
  495-1265 — [email protected]

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All parties in this case are encouraged to complete the following Scheduling Tool in an attempt to schedule a trial on the above case. When the scheduling tool has been completed by either party, please post on the docket stating as such.

In the event all parties have overlapping availability the Presiding Judge will determine the best date and time to have a trial take place and post a Notice of Trial informing all of the upcoming proceeding.

In the event some or all parties do not have overlapping availability, the Presiding Judge will continue to attempt to schedule the proceeding or seek alternative avenues to conclude the case.

If either party has the intentions of calling a witness to the stand during the proceeding they must inform the court by filing a Witness List at the time of filing their availability. If no Witness List is filed before the Notice of Trial is filed you will be unable to call a witness during the proceeding.


Respectfully,

Magistrate Judge
San Andreas Judicial Branch
495-1265 — [email protected]

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• Honorable Judge Lopez and pertaining parties,
  
  This scheduling conflicts with my Leave of absence, these dates do not fit my time as I am away from the 30th till the 13th.
  
  
  Public Defense Attorney
  San Andreas Judicial Branch
  4639315 - [email protected]

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• Ms. McMillian,
  
  The court was not aware of your leave of absence. Please provide a motion for continuance so the court and docket can be informed on the prolonged tenure of this case.
  
  Respectfully,
  
  Magistrate Judge
  San Andreas Judicial Branch
  495-1265 — [email protected]

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The Defendant, by and through the undersigned attorney, filed this Motion for Continuance, and the reasoning for request is as follows;

• Reasoning: I will be on Leave of Absence at the times of this scheduling.

Public Defense Attorney
San Andreas Judicial Branch
4639315 - [email protected]

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• Prosecution and defense counsel,
  
  The court will be looking to our internal schedule for the month of May to determine the best times. That being said, the Court notes the accepted leave of absence from the Chief Public Defender Allgood, from the 1st of May until the 11th of May.
  
  We will be looking to schedule trial once Chief Public Defender Allgood returns.
  
  Respectfully,
  
  Chief Justice
  San Andreas Judicial Branch
  505-9925 - [email protected]

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In accordance with the availability reported by parties in response to the Notice of Scheduling, this trial shall take place at 06:00 PM on 17th day of May, 2026 at Rockford Hills City Hall, Carcer Way, Metro Los Santos, SA.

Both parties are ordered to be present in the Judges Chambers no later than 15 minutes prior to the above listed date for pretrial arrangements. If complications occur that must result in a delay or cancellation of the trial, you are ordered to inform the court no later than 12 hours prior to the above listed date.


So ordered,


Chief Justice
San Andreas Judicial Branch
505-9925 - [email protected]

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• Deputy Chief Jason Steel observed a Monstrociti speeding and crossing into the incorrect lane near Los Santos Bank.
• Law enforcement caught up to the vehicle and clocked it traveling approximately 90 km/h before initiating a traffic stop.
• During the stop, the defendant was ordered multiple times to exit the vehicle.
• The defendant refused to exit the vehicle unless further explanation was provided.
• Law enforcement warned the defendant that force would be used if continued refusal persisted.
• After continued refusal, the defendant was physically removed from the vehicle and placed under arrest.

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The Defense argued that the order directing the defendant to exit the vehicle was not justified under the circumstances and that the stop was improperly escalated into a physical removal from the vehicle. The Defense further argued that references to alleged criminal organization affiliation were speculative and unsupported by evidence. Additionally, the Defense argued that because the defendant was not ultimately charged with the underlying traffic offenses, the legality of the detention and subsequent commands were undermined.

The State argued that law enforcement lawfully initiated the traffic stop based on observed speeding and improper lane usage. The State further argued that officers maintain authority to control the scene of a lawful detention, including ordering occupants to exit a vehicle. According to the State, the defendant was given multiple lawful commands and several opportunities to comply before force was used.

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The Court finds that the initial traffic stop was lawful. Deputy Chief Steel articulated observed traffic violations, specifically excessive speed and improper lane usage, which provided sufficient grounds to initiate a traffic stop. The court notes that when law enforcement conducts a lawful traffic stop, individuals in the vehicle are then subject to detention.

The Court further finds that the legality of the detention is not dependent upon whether the State ultimately elected to pursue separate traffic citations. The importance is whether law enforcement possessed lawful grounds to conduct the stop and issue commands during the course of that detention.

The Court does not find the alleged criminal organization affiliation necessary to justify the command to exit the vehicle. While the Court gives limited weight to that allegation absent any supporting evidence, officers generally retain authority to control the scene of a lawful traffic stop, including directing occupants to step out of a vehicle for officer safety.

The defendant was ordered multiple times to exit the vehicle and was warned that continued refusal would result in force being used. The Court finds that disagreement with or requests for further explanation regarding a lawful order do not negate an individual's obligation to comply during an active detention.


It is with the above considerations that I issue the following verdict:

• On the count of GM10 - Failure to Comply / Identify, I find the defendant, Matt Philips, guilty.

So Ordered,

Chief Justice
San Andreas Judicial Branch
505-9925 - [email protected]