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At least five people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol have chosen to defend themselves in court.

At least five people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol have chosen to defend themselves in court.

At least five people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol have chosen to defend themselves in court.

At least five people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol have chosen to defend themselves in court.

At least five people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol have chosen to defend themselves in court.

At least five people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol have chosen to defend themselves in court.

Offense. if youre found guilty, you may lose your drivers license and a possibility of a jail sentence. you have a constitutional right to have a representation by an attorney who may waive his rights if theyre not protected. you have a right to hire an attorney to represent you in every case. if you cant afford one, you may be available for a free attorney. to qualify for a free lawyers -- you may waive your right to have an attorney at a trial. you also have the right to represent yourself. ho...

Handle his own case. military law allows defendants to represent themselves in court but the judge is likely to ask hasans attorneys to stay throughout the trial just in case he has questions about how things should go. if hasan fails to follow the rules of evidence in court, also procedure and decorum that right to self-representation could actually be taken away to avoid a mistrial, and that is of course something that nobody wants. it is also worth mentioning that some military law experts we...

Its a draw with respect any kind of analogy between that and a 17-year-old, purely the same age, a young, black, 17-year-old teenager, who is accused of shooting a baby dead in a stroller with a gun. >> right. >> trayvon martin was unarmed. >> i understand thats what youre going to continue -- >> theres not an analogy without people saying youre a racist. >> i learned you cant make that analogy because its a visual analogy and you cant explain. it was the wrong thing to do and ive been clear abo...

Match allegedly was made between a hair on the body of carmen smith the murder victim and mr. daker. >> and this murder victim, the mother was a roommate of the woman ha he had been stalking. is that, correct? >> thats ate woman he had been accused of stalking, yes. >> judge jeanine: and the idea of his cross examining the boy who was stabbed 18 times at the age of five, did -- how do you feel about that as an attorney who represented daker? >> that is one of the real pitfalls of self-representa...