The right to self-representation in a criminal trial is best explained by which statement?
A. Self-representation is inferred from the text of the Sixth Amendment
B. Self-representation was the common-law practice when the Constitution was framed
C. Self-representation relieves the state of costs
D. A court has no right to test the defendant's legal abilities
A Faretta v. California (1975)
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