Criminal Accusations Against Grand Duke Theopold Castley

[Hemingway7]

The Archduke Howland von Schwarzkrau and Duke Markus Delmotte announce the following criminal accusations against Grand Duke Theopold Castley, and issue a request to the Regalian Judiciary to consider these charges for prosecution:

• Common Law 4 (1): Inflicting non-lethal harm or excessive emotional suffering on others unless in self-defense is illegal. Murder or loss of body parts escalates the crime to Regalian High Law. Titleholders are exempt from this law.
  • Criminal attempt: Grand Duke Castley did scheme to have masked thugs beat Archduke Howland von Schwarzkrau in the streets with clubs.
• Common Law 11 (1): Attempting to break out of prison, assisting another to break out of prison, or otherwise obstructing guards in their duties is illegal. Titleholders may release Common Law criminals from prison or other punishment at will.
  • On Nov. 3, Grand Duke Theopold Castley did order his guard to discard his gauntlets pending Violet Order investigation, obfuscating evidence in his guard's violation of Common Law 1.
• Common Law 11 (2): Attempting to break out of prison, assisting another to break out of prison, or otherwise obstructing guards in their duties is illegal. Titleholders may release Common Law criminals from prison or other punishment at will.
  • On Nov. 3, Grand Duke Theopold Castley did attempt to leverage his noble privilege over law enforcement officials by ordering Violet Guards not to arrest his house guard for violating Common Law 1, and retroactively attempted to assert the innocence of said guard before apprehension and escort to Greygate.
• High Law 2: (1) To be negligent to Noble Expectations, incite to Civil-War or Rebellion, or commit to or encourage separatism is illegal. The definition of Noble Expectations is explained in Regalian Legal Codes further below.
  • Grand Duke Theopold Castley did roam the streets of Regalian from late October to early November, and asked several women, both of the common and noble persuasion, to marry him, his male cousin and/or female cousin without thought or reverence to the social implications of doing so.
• High Law 2: (2) To be negligent to Noble Expectations, incite to Civil-War or Rebellion, or commit to or encourage separatism is illegal. The definition of Noble Expectations is explained in Regalian Legal Codes further below.
  • Grand Duke Theopold Castley was drunk and disorderly in the Old Town Tavern, the "Nook and Cranny," without escort.
• High Law 4: To conspire to harm or impede the freedom or functioning of the Lord Chancellor or Lord Commander or Emperor is illegal. Additionally, to publicize critical thoughts and ideas about the Emperor or his rule is illegal.
  • Grand Duke Theopold Castley did call into question the Emperor's rewriting of the Regalian Law; and furthermore, called into question the Emperor's reforms on law and aristocracy in front of numerous individuals.
• High Law 4: To conspire to harm or impede the freedom or functioning of the Lord Chancellor or Lord Commander or Emperor is illegal. Additionally, to publicize critical thoughts and ideas about the Emperor or his rule is illegal.
  • Grand Duke Theopold Castley, with the intent of inciting dissent against his Imperial Holiness, attempted to convince a peer that the Emperor was eroding the rights of the nobility and forcing federalization on his blue blooded subjects.

More charges may be announced as more testimony and evidence is revealed.

@Arhbi @Nathan @MonMarty @BillyTheScruffy

 

[FeatheredBlade]

The Fae Ward blinks, staring at the newly tacked up notice.

"Par l'honneur de Rhiannon.."

Was all the man could utter.

 

[Vivo_Et_Vincam]

Upon seeing the second of these, he shakes his head and sighs, sipping on his whiskey as he repeats his phrasing of prior:

"So... it begins."

 

[Hemingway7]

((Fair disclosure, edited OP to fix @Nathan's Tag)).

 

[MrNoot1]

"One year is ALL I ask for the house I serve to NOT have some criminal charges. 'Oh, we just got done with a Crisis that nearly completely destroyed the Government. We shouldn't have to worry about the nobles trying to go at each other's throats within a month after that. It'll be fine'.. Nope! Can't have that, now can I?!" The House Guard began to ramble on to himself in the middle of the streets, seeming to be a bit of an angry mutter.

 

[RunicScrawl]

The man chuckled to himself, setting the notice down and running his hand back through his hair.

"It's about to get real busy at work, ain't it?"

He looked down at his dog, Gunnar, who tilted his head. Eerikur shrugged, patting him.

"Me too buddy."

They continued their walk on the snow ridden street.

 

[Audianna]

Ivonn Circe could barely wait to rip down the notice as he saw it...

Only to run it to his grand duchess in a heart beat, waving it around the estate as the young lord stumbled over his own two feet to get past the first dyed rug. "Oh! Acelina! You will /not/ believe the newest notice!"

@AColorfulPigeon

 

[IGutTheMidasTuch]

Amon's cheeks tinted red as he read over the mentions of the house guard, his four-fingered hand reaching up to awkwardly scratch at the back of his head. He shrugged, placing the parchment down as he peered over to his tray of freshly baked buns, an amused huff escaping the Feka.

"Ah... well. At least they didn't mention me by name."

 

[Vivamente]

Leidolf's lips curled in a grin, the further he read, the toothier it seemed to become. Howling laughter passed his lips as he rolled the parchment up, sealing it and sending it off with his Tytan Owl to locations unknown.

"Thank the Gods someone revealed his misdeeds after all this time, I should've done this a long while ago. - We can only pray that he is finally removed from status, for the betterment of the Empire."