SELF-REPRESENTATION AND COUNSEL OF CHOICE; sixth amendment

The right to the Assistance of Counsel and the right to be represented by an attorney are not the same thing.

The inalienable right to the assistance of counsel is much more than the right to be represented by an attorney.

A criminal defendant has the unqualified right to assistance of counsel of his choice, a right that goes hand in hand with the right to plead and manage his own cause personally, utilizing the assistance of any person or persons that he would depend upon for his defense.

The right to freely associate, assemble, or speak with the persons the defendant depends upon in assisting him with his defense, encompasses the entire protection of the “Bill of Rights.” And, cannot be suspended by any law or statute or by any court in the land, providing that those persons assisting, the defendant, do not hold themselves out to be attorneys or are taking fees or other consideration in compensation or remuneration for their services.

The right to the “assistance of counsel” encompasses; a citizens right to self representation, which includes, but is not limited to; the right to conduct your own defense in your own way and in your own manner, providing that you obey all the rules of procedure and not disrupt the courts decorum; and, the right to defend yourself, with or without the assistance counsel and/ or the representation of an attorney.