Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Pro se legal representation (/ ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s iː / or / ˌ p r oʊ ˈ s eɪ /) means to argue on one's own behalf in a legal proceeding, as a defendant or plaintiff in civil cases, or a defendant in criminal cases, rather than have representation from counsel or an attorney. The term pro se comes from Latin pro se, meaning "for oneself" or ...
"You have a right to represent yourself in all court cases. Representing yourself is called acting pro se. Pro Se is a Latin phrase that means "for yourself." [10] [11] Connecticut: Connecticut Code of Judicial Conduct Canon 3 a 4
As stated in Brewer v.Williams, 430 U.S. 387 (1977), the right to counsel "means at least that a person is entitled to the help of a lawyer at or after the time that judicial proceedings have been initiated against him, 'whether by way of formal charge, preliminary hearing, indictment, information, or arraignment. ' " [2] Brewer goes on to conclude that once adversarial proceedings have begun ...
In-person assistance with legal and court information can be found at the L.A. County Law Library in downtown Los Angeles. Representing yourself in court? L.A. Law Library can help you prepare
Pro se legal representation in the United States; Litigant in person, self-representation in a court in the UK; Self-representation (politics), a movement to encourage people in minorities to represent their own interests; Self-representation (culture), the way we represent ourselves to others within a particular culture; Digital self-determination
The woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her when she was 13 can proceed anonymously (“at least for now”) in her lawsuit against the rappers, a judge ruled ...
Yoon, who is an ex-prosecutor, shocked the nation on Dec. 3 when he declared martial law in a late-night South Korea's Yoon willing to represent himself in legal proceedings, lawyer says Skip to ...
Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that criminal defendants have a constitutional right to refuse counsel and represent themselves in state criminal proceedings.