Self-representation by mentally ill probed at U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned whether criminal defendants who are judged competent to stand trial necessarily are capable of representing themselves in the courtroom. The court on Wednesday considered contentions by Indiana officials that judges should be allowed to bar self-representation by defendants who can’t communicate coherently. Some members of the court said the prospect of ...

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Self-representation by mentally ill probed at U.S. Supreme Court

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