Know Your Standing in Court

Never allow the judge or anyone to enter a plea on your behalf because only you have the right to enter a plea once you feel you are properly informed. The judge cannot tell you when you feel you have been properly informed. If you have questions the judge must answer them until or unless you are completely satisfied that you understand and feel you are completely informed.

If the judge asks that you get a lawyer or even appoints a lawyer for you, you must politely refuse and tell the judge that it would not violate his constitutional oath to answer your questions.

If the judge threatens you with contempt you must tell him you do not wish be in contempt or to upset the court, but that it would not violate his oath to answer your questions.

If the judge insists on entering a plea of not guilty in your behalf politely tell him that he must not usurp your right to enter your own plea for only you and your lawyer can enter a plea once feel you are properly informed.

Provide the judge with your copy of an unsigned guilty plea, so that the judge cannot state that you are unwilling or unable to enter a plea in your own behalf.

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