A California federal judge handled a case well in which defendants enamored of conspiracy theories insisted on representing themselves, the 9th Circuit ruled. The duo were accused of a $3 million scam convincing people they could eliminate their mortgage debt, based on notions of the inherent unconstitutionality of capitalism. At trial, the two insisted on wearing jail clothes instead of business attire. After several days of hearings, the judge had the defendants checked out by a psychiatrist, and reluctantly let them proceed.
July 08, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
It was the kind of criminal trial no judge wants, in which two defendants enamored of conspiracy theories insisted on representing themselves.
But Northern District Judge William Alsup handled the case against Kurt Johnson and Dale Heineman well, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
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