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Am I allowed to appeal if I represent myself pro se? . . . Is there anything I cannot appeal by
going pro se? Or am I granted the same rights as a lawyer when it comes to
appeals? . . .
Jay’s Answer (Jay Nixon, Criminal Defense Atty. with Offices
in Janesville & Kenosha, WI)
You check the percentage of pro se appeals which are won; my
guess is that it is less than one thousandth of one percent. Even with seasoned
appellate counsel, reversals probably occur in less than 5% of all cases, so
despite a win being unlikely with either option, your odds with counsel are
thousands of times better than without counsel. So, if you really want to win
rather than merely entertaining yourself and the judges with frivolous
proceedings (with the judges being far less entertained than you), you should
get represented right away, since time limits are very short and very strict.
Odds are that you will be immediately eligible for state public defender
representation merely by the fact of your incarceration, so you should take
advantage of that fact. The answer to
your question about whether there are things you can’t appeal which a lawyer
could appeal, the answer is definitely “yes.”
Since you won’t know what to look for, nor how to “preserve” issues and
objections properly, you will very likely rule out further post judgment on
many issues by doing it yourself.
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