Faretta v. California, No. 73-5772 (U.S. Supreme Court) (422 U.S. 806; 95 S.Ct. 2525) (June 30, 1975) (Justice Stewart)
Here the Court held that a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to conduct his own defense at trial by acting pro se when he voluntarily and intelligently elects to do so - although later cases make clear the right does not extend to appeals.
In this case the Court ...
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