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Criminal

Nov. 16, 2000

1st DCA Upholds Self-Representation Decision

A trial judge did not err in allowing a burglary defendant to act as his own attorney even though the man appeared to be mentally ill and complained to the court about being repeatedly raped in jail without his knowledge, a state appellate court has ruled.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        A trial judge did not err in allowing a burglary defendant to act as his own attorney even though the man appeared to be mentally ill and complained to the court about being repeatedly raped in jail without his knowledge, a state appellate court has ruled.
        The u...

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