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"Self-Representation by the Mentally Ill Is Curbed"

"Self-Representation by the Mentally Ill Is Curbed": Linda Greenhouse has this article today in The New York Times.

Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes reports that "Supreme Court Rules On Self-Representation; Competence to Stand Trial Is Not Enough."

In USA Today, Joan Biskupic reports that "Justices rule on mentally ill's right to self-representation."

law.com's Tony Mauro reports that "Supreme Court Limits Self-Representation by Mentally Ill Defendants."

Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has an article headlined "High court: limits to defend oneself in court; Justices rule 7 to 2 that some defendants aren't competent enough to represent themselves."

The Indianapolis Star contains an article headlined "Court: mentally ill man needed lawyer."

And yesterday evening's broadcast of NPR's "All Things Considered" contained an audio segment entitled "Supreme Court Rules in Sanity Case" featuring Nina Totenberg.

Full post as published by How Appealing on June 20, 2008 (boomark / email).