Needing a law degree for the Constitution

[Declan McCullagh]

When you're a defendant.

Because I wouldn't answer questions, I got off the stand very quickly.

John Young didn't have an attorney sitting a few feet away who was
from a large law firm and ready to file an emergency appeal to the 9th
Circuit, and he spent far longer on the stand. He authenticated
email, responded to questions about his posts to cypherpunks,
etc. that he wouldn't have had to if he claimed a journalist's
privilege.

This is not to say that John did anything but take a principled stand.
When Robb London insisted that Carl Johnson set up a working AP bot,
John stuck to his "spoof" line. His testimony probably helped the defense
more than the prosecution.

-Declan


On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 06:27:33PM -0500, Jim Choate wrote:
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> The point is you don't need one.
> 
> Read the 1st and the part about representing yourself and having an
> attorney appointed to ASSIST you.
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