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Strange Bedfellows Call for Limiting Faretta

By Kent Scheidegger et al.

The "top side" amicus briefs have been filed in Indiana v. Edwards, No. 07-208. The briefs to date and other pertinent documents are available here. Along with the expected amici of CJLF, other states, and the federal government, we have some unusual players. The case involves a defendant of marginal mental competence who moved under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975), to reject counsel and represent himself. When the Court first granted certiorari, it occurred to me that this was one of those unusual cases where many defense lawyers might disagree with the position of the defendant in this case. Sure enough, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers has filed a brief "supporting neither party," although part II of their brief really does support the prosecution...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on February 12, 2008 (boomark / email).