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Salazar v. State

Citations

  • 567 S.E.2d 706
  • 256 Ga. App. 50
  • 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 1972
  • 2002 Ga. App. LEXIS 825

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  • holding that a pro se defendant is not held to a different or more lenient standard merely because he elected to proceed pro se; one who knowingly elects to represent himself assumes full responsibility for complying with the substantive and procedural requirements of the law
  • trial court had broad discretion in requiring pro se defendant to comply with rules of evidence and procedure, “ ‘which task appellant willingly undertook when he decided to represent himself’ [cit.]”
  • “The trial court . . . engaged in appropriate attempts to require [Taylor] to comply with rules of evidence and procedure, which task [Taylor] willingly undertook when he decided to represent himself.”
  • “The trial court . . . engaged in appropriate attempts to require [Taylor] to comply with rules of evidence and procedure, which task [Taylor] willingly undertook when he decided to represent himself.”

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Judges: Smith, Eldridge, Ellington

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