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: Legal Pad | LAAlvarez to represent self in fourth trial
By Richard Binder
Charged with two counts of attempted murder and in custody for more than five years, Alvarez has been tried unsuccessfully three times. He announced on Thursday an intention to represent himself in his fourth trial, citing his court-appointed attorneys' desire to delay the trial as a reason.
That hearing was supposed to allow prosecutors an opportunity to defend their reasons for a fourth trial. That issue will be taken up on April 8, said Judge Wayne Ellison.
Ellison said that although Alvarez has a constitutional right to act as his own defender, he thought he was making a "big mistake."
Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on March 12, 2010 (boomark / email).
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