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Why did Vinny lie to the judge about his [in]experience as a lawyer?

  • redhorsejacket@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Fwiw, in the US, you do have a right to represent yourself in court proceedings, but, in order to exercise that right, the judge must determine that you are competent enough to represent yourself. Here is a link to the department of Justice website which nearly summarizes the case law surrounding this issue, if you want to educate yourself.