Add to ORKGIn Faretta v. California, the United States Supreme Court held that a defendant in a criminal trial has a constitutional right to represent himself-to act pro se. The Sixth Amendment does not provide merely that a defense shall be made for the accused; it grants to the accused personally the right to make his defense. If a defendant chooses to represent himself, what, if anything, must the trial court do to assist him? Must the trial court advise him of his right to exercise peremptory challenges? To make evidentiary objections? To cross-examine prosecution witnesses? To subpoena his own witnesses? To testify? To refuse to testify? On the one hand, the judge would not advise a lawyer of these rights, because a lawyer is expected to know...
This article argues that the courts should recognize that defense counsel’s role is pivotal in crimi...
Built into the foundation of the U.S. criminal justice system is the idea that defendants must be ab...
Sixteenth and early seventeenth century England did not recognize the right to counsel in criminal c...
In Faretta v. California, the United States Supreme Court held that a defendant in a criminal trial...
A fundamental facet of our criminal legal system is that every “litigant” (defendant) is entitled to...
I. Introduction II. The Faretta Decision III. Procedural Issues Affecting the Right to a Pro Se Defe...
The United States Constitution makes provision for criminal defendants to be represented by counsel....
Though all U.S. courts recognize the right to self-representation as a result of the Supreme Court\u...
Defendants who attempt to represent themselves, or proceed pro se, make up less than 1% of felony ca...
Assistant Professor Erica Hashimoto outlines her research on why felony defendants should continue t...
Assistant Professor Erica Hashimoto outlines her research on why felony defendants should continue t...
The rights of a defendant to confront his accusers and conduct his defense without the assistance of...
The right to represent oneself at trial is well-established, but not absolute. Recently, in Indiana ...
This article provides an overview of advisory counsel used to assist pro se criminal defendants, inc...
In Faretta v. California, the Supreme Court exalted the value of autonomy – the criminal defendant’s...
This article argues that the courts should recognize that defense counsel’s role is pivotal in crimi...
Built into the foundation of the U.S. criminal justice system is the idea that defendants must be ab...
Sixteenth and early seventeenth century England did not recognize the right to counsel in criminal c...
In Faretta v. California, the United States Supreme Court held that a defendant in a criminal trial...
A fundamental facet of our criminal legal system is that every “litigant” (defendant) is entitled to...
I. Introduction II. The Faretta Decision III. Procedural Issues Affecting the Right to a Pro Se Defe...
The United States Constitution makes provision for criminal defendants to be represented by counsel....
Though all U.S. courts recognize the right to self-representation as a result of the Supreme Court\u...
Defendants who attempt to represent themselves, or proceed pro se, make up less than 1% of felony ca...
Assistant Professor Erica Hashimoto outlines her research on why felony defendants should continue t...
Assistant Professor Erica Hashimoto outlines her research on why felony defendants should continue t...
The rights of a defendant to confront his accusers and conduct his defense without the assistance of...
The right to represent oneself at trial is well-established, but not absolute. Recently, in Indiana ...
This article provides an overview of advisory counsel used to assist pro se criminal defendants, inc...
In Faretta v. California, the Supreme Court exalted the value of autonomy – the criminal defendant’s...
This article argues that the courts should recognize that defense counsel’s role is pivotal in crimi...
Built into the foundation of the U.S. criminal justice system is the idea that defendants must be ab...
Sixteenth and early seventeenth century England did not recognize the right to counsel in criminal c...
