The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Indiana v. Edwards, 07-208 to determine whether a defendant judged competent to stand trial has the right to be his own lawyer, even if he has a history of serious mental illness. At stake is whether the need to ensure a fair trial outweighs the defendant's interests in autonomy. Do individual states have the right to assess more rigorously the competency of someone with schizophrenia to try his case "pro se," or does that violate...
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