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Question: The 6th amendment guarantees legal counsel. Does it guarantee that counsel's competency?
Answer: The 6th Amendment itself does not articulate that the lawyer will be competent. But, a basis for appeal is the ineffectiveness of one's lawyer. So if a person was convicted at trial, that conviction could be challenged if the attorney was not competent.
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On 09/24/02
Doug from KS said:
You don't want to do that unless you a fighting a mild traffic ticket or you just really want to lose your case.
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On 05/12/02
bill from CA said:
wow. i want to represent myself in court. how can i do that?
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