Legal Question in Legal Ethics in California
would he be a fool?
theres an old saying that says something like ''a man that chooses to represent himself, has a fool for a lawyer.'' i know that in criminal cases, if you represent yourself, you waive the right to appeal. but what if it is an attorney that represents himself? would he waive the right to appeal or is that only for people that have not passed the bar?
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Re: would he be a fool?
The phrase is actually "a lawyer who preresents himself has a fool for a client." Your question is proof enough that people shouldn't represent themselves. I don't know where you got the that someone waived the right to appeal by representing themselves in a criminal case, but that simply is not true. Certain issues can be waived io appeal if the appropriate objections aren't raised at the trial level, but that can happen with or without an attorney.
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