Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170709:05:06:00
File that motion, then i had no other option but to go pro per. >> huge gamble to represent yourself. in fact, the first question the judge asked me was. do you have any history of mental illness? okay, so he looks at me and said i just want you to know that i think this is a terrible idea. he said this is like a cancer patient trying to operate on themselves. >> besides not being a lawyer, mounting a defense from a jail cell brings numerous other challenges. >> i can't sit there at a computer and just search case law or search statutes. i have to send in requests. then i have to wait for a we...