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72 Clev. St. L. Rev. Et Cetera 1 (2023-2024)

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               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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