Faretta v california 422 us 806. 806 1975 when a defendant demands self representation the court should first establish that the defendant has the present mental capacity to make an intelligent waiver. Faretta defendant was charged with grand theft in state court. 806 1975 faretta v.
Contributor names stewart potter judge supreme court of the united states author. A faretta motion is a legal document that a criminal defendant files with the court for the purpose of representing himself in a criminal proceeding. Faretta had a high school education and requested that he be able to represent himself at trial.
806 1975 requires that a request to proceed pro per be timely and that a timely request is one that is made weeks before trial. This would be similar to the inquiry made when accepting a plea in lieu of a jury trial. Even if the defendant exercises his right to his detriment the constitution ordinarily guarantees him the opportunity to do so.
2d 562 1975 us. Initially the trial judge after warning faretta of the dangers of representing himself allowed faretta to do so. California presents a debate between allowing a defendant to be the master of his own criminal defense and the practical reality of the difficulties non lawyers face in a modern courtroom.
Supreme court faretta v. Decided june 30 1975. In legal terms this is referred to as going pro per the name of the motion comes from a supreme court case faretta v.
Argued november 19 1974. This circuit has concluded that the holding in faretta v.