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The Court's opinion went on to hold that criminal defendants, in state courts, have a constitutional right to refuse counsel and represent themselves. However, the right to represent oneself is not absolute. Courts have the authority and duty to determine whether a particular individual is capable of representing himself or herself. In Godinez v.
A court of record is a trial court or appellate court in which a record of the proceedings is captured and preserved, for the possibility of appeal. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] A court clerk or a court reporter takes down a record of oral proceedings. [ 4 ]
"In any court of this state, any suitor may prosecute or defend his suit either in his own proper person or by an attorney of the suitor's choice." [1] Wyoming: Const Art 1 § 8 "All courts shall be open and every person for an injury done to person, reputation or property shall have justice administered without sale, denial, or delay." [1] Wyoming
‘Even if the Court accepts he did not know about his felony sentences, the record before this Court demonstrates that he should have known,’ judge wrote A Republican official claimed that the ...
(a) In accepting a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, the court should make such inquiry as may be necessary to satisfy itself that there is a factual basis for the plea. As part of its inquiry, the defendant may be asked to state on the record whether he or she agrees with, or in the case of a nolo contendere plea, does not contest, the ...
A self-authenticating document, under the law of evidence in the United States, is any document that can be admitted into evidence at a trial without proof being submitted to support the claim that the document is what it appears to be.
The lawyer translated the song to mean “pushing positivity.” According to Mr Steel, “It means, any circumstance you’re in, if you think positively about something, you can make it through ...
In criminal law, self-incrimination is the act of making a statement that exposes oneself to an accusation of criminal liability or prosecution. [1] Self-incrimination can occur either directly or indirectly: directly, by means of interrogation where information of a self-incriminatory nature is disclosed; or indirectly, when information of a self-incriminatory nature is disclosed voluntarily ...