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72 Clev. St. L. Rev. Et Cetera 1 (2023)

handle is hein.journals/cvdstlw72 and id is 1 raw text is: CLEVELAND STATE LAW REVIEW ET CETERA
VOLUME 72                    NOVEMBER 28,2023                        PAGES 1-15
JD AND ME: EXPLORING HYBRID
REPRESENTATION OF PRO SE DEFENDANTS IN
CAPITAL MURDER CASES
ANDREW WICK*
CONTENTS
I.     IN TR O D U CTIO N ........................................................................................... . .   2
II.    TYPICAL PRO SE DEFENDANT VS. APPOINTED COUNSEL IN DEATH PENALTY
C A SE S .......................................................................................................... . .   3
III.   W AIVER  OF THE RIGHT OF COUNSEL ............................................................  5
IV.    COURT INVOLVEMENT, APPOINTMENT AND INVOLVEMENT OF STANDBY
COUNSEL, IN CASES WHERE THE DEFENDANT PROCEEDS PRO SE .............. 6
A .  C ourt Involvem ent  ............................................................................... .   6
B. Standby Counsel: Optional or Required ..............................................6
C.  Standby  Counsel Involvement ............................................................. . .7
D. Hybrid Counsel: A Possible Hidden Right under the Ohio Constitution or
a  H inderance  to  the  Record? ............................................................... .  8
V.    UNIQUE PROCESSES OF A DEATH PENALTY TRIAL ........................................ 9
A .  P r e tria l.......................................................................................................9
B .  Jury  Selection  ..................................................................................... . 10
C .  Tw o  P hased  Trial................................................................................ . 12
VI.    A  PROCESS FOR     USING   HYBRID   REPRESENTATION     TO   MAINTAIN    THE
APPEARANCE OF A FAIR TRIAL, PROTECT THE DEFENDANT'S ABILITY TO
CONTROL HIS DEFENSE, AND        PRESERVE A USABLE RECORD          FOR ANY
* The author, an assistant prosecutor and former criminal defense attorney, wishes to thank
his legal professional readers, Don Wick and Jodie Schumacher, for their input as to content
and his wife, Laura, and son, Aiden, for their love and support throughout his career.

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