Q: During an Evidentiary Hearing can I argue additional case law beyond what is in referenced in the Motion to Suppress?
I am working with my PD who disagrees with an approach I want to take with my MS. He asked me to modify the header of a template MS which contained his arguments and instead I modified the header and the argument. He filed the MS with the court and it contained his argument; as well as, mine. However, I don't feel that my argument is fully fleshed out and I am finding more case law that I would like to cite during the EH that was not included in the filed MS.
Somehow I'm hoping to make a clear enough argument for my PD to argue on my behalf despite his lack of advocacy for me. I can't afford the $30-$60,000 quote I've received from two lawyers (one being a friend of mine).
A: No. Only one person can speak to the court at a time on any issue. You are going to hurt yourself more than help yourself if you try to defend yourself.
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