CSPAN2 McCoy V. Louisiana Oral Argument January 26, 2018
When a defendant maintains his innocence and insists on testing the prosecution on its burden of proof, the constitution prohibits a trial court from permitting the defendants own lawyer over the defendants objection to tell the jury that he is guilty. The six amendment guarantees a personal defense that belongs to the accused and whether to admit or contest guilt is the example of that of the personal defense. Not only because it affects the life and liberty of the accused but also because making that decision requires wayne subject of aspirations and value judgments that are unique to every ...