• 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    Rather than amend my older comment:

    The judge would never say that, anyway. Nearly everyone has a right to represent themselves, although she might have been implying that SovCit was not mentally competent enough to be allowed to do so.

    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      SovCit insisted they weren’t the defendant, but was their representative; judge played along and refused to let this non-defendant represent the actual defendant as they are not an attorney.

      Either agree you are actually the defendant, or come back as a licensed attorney. In the mean time, the court can assume the defendant hasn’t/wont appear and proceed accordingly. (default judgement, bench warrant, or whatever else is applicable to this case)

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      3 months ago

      Have you so little faith in the ability of people who live in ≥2 worlds to misrepresent words they barely understood?