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Analyst, staff writer for the new yorker, jeffrey toobin. let's start off on the straight legalities. what control over the defendant to want to represent himself called being pro se, for yourself, what control does the judge have? >> he doesn't have a lot. one has a constitutional right to be one's own lawyer. if you are not competent, if you are legally insane you can't represent yourself. if you are going to disrupt the courtroom, you can't represent yourself, but the judge satisfied himself that dylan roof is not insane and that he would not be disruptive so he gets to represent himself. >...

Pickney. this will be traumatic for them to have to see him every day in court and to possibly be cross examined by him. >> i think it's going to be very traumatic and very painful. just listening to some of the tweets and some of the images that are coming from the courtroom right now, speaking with my good friend malcolm graham, former state senator of south carolina, who lost his sister, it's very tough for the entire community and very tough for our entire state. you know, when people represent themselves pro se, jeffrey knows this saying, oftentimes it's said you have a fool for a lawyer....

Criminalologists, currently a rise in violent crime in greater st. louis, as is the case in many major metropolitans across the country. we're seeing a spike in violent crime. it's nothing like the 80s and 90s but it is a spike. there's a debate here currently about what impact the unrest here may have had on that or if violent criminals are taking advantage of the fact that the distrust between police and law enforcements has been highlighted. there is currently an increase in violent crime in st. louis. it seems premature and some ways inappropriate to directly link that to protests pro se, ...

And they should go back. remember, there are tons of jail house lawyers who know how to handle complex appeals on their own pro se. so, to actually file motion with attached orders is really relatively simple process. >> how incompetent is the the clerical staff at this prison to fall for this ruse. >> i don't think it's as much a problem with the prison as it is in the actual criminal justice system. the state level. i think there should be other verification processes in place. other than the victim's act. florida statute 1960 which is how this got caught. it was the notification of the vict...