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There is no requirement to notify a defendant of such a requirement. A criminal defendant cannot simply fire a court-appointed attorney. The trial judge has discretion whether or not to appoint new counsel on request of the defendant. A Marsden motion is a unique means by which a criminal defendant can communicate with the court. A criminal ...
The Court had recognized these two rights on competency for some time. In Dusky v.United States, 362 U.S. 402 (1960), and in Drope v. Missouri, 420 U.S. 162 (1975), the Court established the standard for competency to stand trial—the defendant must have a "rational and factual understanding" of the nature of the proceedings, and must be able to rationally assist his lawyer in defending him.
Glanville denied the motion [64] and the trial was paused on July 1 until a higher court ruled on the recusal. [65] Two weeks later, Glanville was recused and the trial resumed under the direction of Shukura L. Ingram. [66] [11] Ingram recused herself three days later, citing "an improper relationship between a defendant and one of her former ...
Detention before charge is commonly referred to as custody and continued detention after conviction is referred to as imprisonment. Because imprisonment without trial is contrary to the presumption of innocence, pretrial detention in liberal democracies is usually subject to safeguards and restrictions. Typically, a suspect will be remanded ...
The misconduct allegations against Willis first surfaced in a court filing by Mike Roman, a former high-ranking Trump aide who is now one of Trump’s 14 remaining co-defendants in Georgia.
Court restrictions barring two pretrial criminal defendants from possessing guns were constitutional, a federal court ruled Monday. Firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are ...
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The U.S. Bill of Rights. Article Three, Section Two, Clause Three of the United States Constitution provides that: . Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have ...