Q: Belton Texas Howlegal 4 a judge to allow a person indicted for a capital case to represent themselves when an attorney
When a attorney that is allowed to practice law in belton texas has to do so many extra hours a year to represent a individual accused of capital murders..is a judge is. Legal rights to authorize this? What as his mother do also not given any material saccess to any legal forms money for experts come on thisis wrong help
A: A person has a constitutionally protected right to represent himself in a criminal case, including a capital murder case. A judge has no discretion to deny that right, no matter how unwise he thinks that decision is.
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