Can an accused person refuse to be represented by counsel at trial?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. Huber, 2004 BCCA 43 (CanLII):
The appellant argues that an accused person cannot have counsel forced upon him and has the right to represent himself. To support that submission, the appellant referred us to Vescio v. The King, 1948 CanLII 53 (SCC), [1949] S.C.R. 139, 92 C.C.C. 161.
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