Record #:

20032

Author(s):

Smith, Jessica

Abstract:

This bulletin discusses a criminal defendant's right to proceed pro se and various legal issues regarding waiver and forfeiture of counsel in North Carolina criminal cases. It also covers legal issues related to standby counsel and substitution, and provides practical pointers for trial judges when all of these issues arise.

Source:

Administration of Justice Bulletin (NoCar KFN 7908 .A15 U6), Vol. Issue 4, Jul 2007, p1-16, f

Subject(s):

Criminal trials; Counsel--Defendants's right of