Does a defendant in a criminal trial have a right to waive counsel and conduct his own defense?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Mills, 895 F.2d 897 (2nd Cir. 1990):
A defendant in a criminal trial has the right under the Sixth Amendment to waive counsel and conduct his own defense. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975). This right
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