Can i appoint myself co-counsel in federal case?

[kingcuppie]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA.
im asking about whether i can be my own co-counsel in
a federal case. I dont want to represent myself
but i also dont think my attorney will say or ask all the questions i want him to so can i be co-counsel?
Please let me know thanks

 

[Banned_Princess]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA.
im asking about whether i can be my own co-counsel in
a federal case. I dont want to represent myself
but i also dont think my attorney will say or ask all the questions i want him to so can i be co-counsel?
Please let me know thanks

Is this a federal drug case, or murder case.

or has your signs caught the attention of the feds and now they are trying to quiet you.

 

[kingcuppie]

neither

its a fraud case

 

[cyjeff]

We think that the King here and Javajoe are the same person.

The fraud is the creation of a "synthetic identity" that just happens to be in use by another person already.

The King's issue is that no one seems to want to believe that he really didn't want to break any laws when he committed identity theft... but he didn't know any other way to get credit...

Which he did, using the new "synthetic" identity.

Oh, and jail is torture that never really helped anyone.

That cover everything?

 

[Proserpina]

We think that the King here and Javajoe are the same person.

The fraud is the creation of a "synthetic identity" that just happens to be in use by another person already.

The King's issue is that no one seems to want to believe that he really didn't want to break any laws when he committed identity theft... but he didn't know any other way to get credit...

Which he did, using the new "synthetic" identity.

Oh, and jail is torture that never really helped anyone.

That cover everything?

I concur with your wise assessment.

 

[CavemanLawyer]

No you cannot be co-counsel in your own case. You can represent yourself or you can have an attorney, you cannot have what is called dual representation.

If you represent yourself you may still be entitled to a court appointed co-counsel, or you can always hire an attorney for advice. Generally the law allows you to ask this attorney anything you want during trial but YOU are the attorney and you have to run the show which means you ask all the questions and make all the objections.

If you do not represent yourself then you can give your attorney input on questions to ask and on things to do but ultimately it is your attorney's job to decide how to present the case. You are not entitled to an attorney who does everything you ask of him/her. Sometimes an attorney can only be competent by intentionally NOT doing what his/her client wants.