Martinez v. Court of Appeals of California, Fourth Appellate Dist., No. 98-7809 (U.S. Supreme Court) (528 U.S. 152; 120 S.Ct. 684) (January 12, 2000) (Justice Stevens)
Here the Court held that a criminal defendant's constitutional right to represent himself at trial, that was recognized in Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975), does not apply to appeals, which were not available at common law.
In a ruling that certainly adds to the growing impediments to, and ...
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