Bernard has decided that he would be better off representing himself than trying to obtain the services of a lawyer. Appellate courts will most likely allow him to file a pro se appeal in which of these circumstances:
Bernard Ponski is a disgraced former CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Bernard was convicted of embezzling money from shareholders and is serving a 50 year sentence in the state penitentiary. He was also convicted on two federal counts, with the sentences for those running concurrently with his state charges. Although he once had over $900 million in his bank accounts—so much that he contributed large sums of money to both the sitting governor of his state and to the President of the United States—Bernard is currently destitute. He even had to be represented by a public defender at his trial, and currently has no lawyer. While in jail, though, Bernard has been doing some reading of law books and thinks that he can win his freedom.
a. Direct appeal
b. If a trial de novo is granted
c. Discretionary review from a state appellate court
d. Filing a petition for habeas corpus
ANS: D
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