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Should Inmates with Severe Mental Illness Be Allowed to Represent Themselves?

By Kristin Houle

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Tomorrow, March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the case of Ahmad Edwards, a man with a history of mental illness who was found competent to stand trial but was not allowed to represent himself as he requested. Numerous death penalty cases have involved issues related to competency to stand trial; the Scott Panetti case in particular (cited in the article below) raises the issue of self representation by those with long histories of mental illness.Here are excerpts from an article that appeared last week in USA Today ("High court to consider self-representation"):"When Ahmad Edwards appealed his conviction of attempted murder and other charges, the Indiana Supreme Court agreed Edwards had the right to represent himself and reversed his conviction...continue to full post

Full post as published by Prevention Not Punishment on March 25, 2008 (boomark / email).

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