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: novalawcityAre most felony pro se defendants ill-served by the decision to self-represent?
From the SSRN Abstract: "Somewhat surprisingly, the evidence establishes that pro se felony defendants in state court do just as well as represented felony defendants, and the vast majority of pro se felony defendants - nearly 80% - displayed no signs of mental illness." Article
Full post as published by novalawcity on April 07, 2008 (boomark / email).
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