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California: Right of Self-Representation May Be Restricted but Not Denied Based on Jailhouse Security Concerns
In a 5-2 decision, the California Supreme Court reversed the conviction and sentence of death imposed on a defendant who, while on capital trial for murdering two college students (see: People v. Butler (2009) 46 Cal.4th 847), was charged with stabbing to death a fellow jail prisoner. Based on the ...
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