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168255, mccoy versus louisiana. Mr. Waxman . Mr. Chief justice and may it please the court, when a defendant maintains his innocence and insists on testing the prosecution on its burden of proof, the constitution prohibits a trial court from permitting the defendants own lawyer over the defendants objection to tell the jury that he is guilty. The sixth amendment guarantees a personal defense that belongs to the accused and whether to admit or contest guilt is the paradigmatic example of that personal defense not only because it singularly affects the life and liberty of the accused, but also because making that decision requires weighing subjective aspirations and value judgments that are unique to every individual. Suppose, the charge is murder and the lawyer says based on what i have looked at, i think your best case is selfdefense, you know, and the other guy, the defendant says no, i didnt shoot the person, and the lawyer says well, i think the evidence is going to show that you di
HoustonTexasUnited-statesLouisianaHillary-clintonRobert-mccoyDavid-vitterTrial-courtLawyer-saysGoes-aheadCase-caseCommon-lawThe presiding officer are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or wishing to change their vote . If not, the ayes are 56, the nays are 40, and the motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk james d. Peered son of wisconsin to be united state. Peterson of wisconsin to be United States district judge. Cloture motion. We, the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of nancy j. Rosenstengel of illinois to be United States district judge for the Southern District of illinois. Signed by 17 senators. The presiding officer by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. The question is is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of nancy j. Rosenstengel of illinois to be United States district judge for the Southern District of illinois, shall be brought to a close . The yeas and nays are mandatory un
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