CA · jury_instructions
CALCRIM No. 107
Pro Per Defendant
(The defendant[s]/ <insert name[s] of self-represented
defendant[s]>) (has/have) the right to be represented by an attorney in
this trial, as do all criminal defendants in this country. (He/She/They)
(has/have) decided instead to exercise (his/her/their) constitutional right
to act as (his/her/their) own attorney in this case. Do not allow that
decision to affect your verdict.
The court applies the rules of evidence and procedure to a (self -
represented defendant/ <insert name[s] of self-represented
defendant[s]>).
New August 2009
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ca.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- calcrim-2019
- Content hash
7facb029b7d02adea395600bcc0717e369b08568b168f6e9aaaba1d6ccdfa07e
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