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Pro Se Litigant Rights
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SELF-REPRESENTATION
The Sixth Amendment guarantees not only the right to be represented by counsel, but also the right to self- representation. See Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 819 (1975).
“The pro se defendant must be allowed to control the organization and content of his own defense, to make motions, to argue points of law, to participate in voir dire, to question witnesses, and to address the court and the jury at appropriate points in the trial.” McKaskle v. Wiggins, 465 U.S. 165, 174 (1984).
When a defendant chooses to proceed pro se, the court may appoint standby counsel, an attorney to assist the defendant.
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