can judge set trial date when you do not have legal council
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can judge set trial date when you do not have legal council
attorney quit durning plea trial because he lied to his client and denied it to the judge. the judge then threatened me by telling me that I will have trial in 2 weeks he then changed that. I was arreated for DUS the court said I could drive to work but the DMV took away my license. I was not informed of this by either the DMV because they had my old address or my attorney, so when I was pulled over they put me in the back of the police car I called my Mom to let her know and they said I was resisting arrest, took me out of the car and threw me on the ground is this legal ? I need help
Asked on May 20, 2009 under Criminal Law, Nebraska
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
Let's focus on the issues.
You have a trial coming up. You have a right to hire a lawyer and (depending on the charges) if you can not afford one the right to have a lawyer appointed to defend you.
Judges know nearly all the tricks of the trade. (Most judges practiced law and tried the same tricks for their clients when they were practicing lawyers, and if not learn them in training courses or saw them in an earlier case or hear of them at lunch from other judges.)
If your conduct is deemed obstructionist -- such as getting into fights with the lawyers representing you or firing lawyers as trial approaches -- the court may decide you have waived the right to counsel and proceed.
When you are convicted, you could add to your appeal that you were denied effective assistance of counsel and the convictions should be overturned. Of course the judge knows the score and likely will put you in jail as the appeal proceeds.
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