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* Self representation is relatively common occurrence among multi-murderers with overwhelming, indisputable evidence against them and no realistic defense options, since life in prison as a mandatory minimum gives them no incentive to plea and nothing to lose they decide to (as far as anyone can determine) give the world one last middle finger.
** Ronnie Oneal III, who murdered his daughter, then her mother while she was on call with 911, tried to kill his son, and set fire to their house represented himself sporting a ridiculous "coral" hairstyle and mainly used the trial to yell at witnesses (and everyone else), including the surviving son. While noting his behavior in court was "disgraceful" and that the case would haunt her for the rest of her life, the Judge also acknowledged Oneal ''could'' have been a good lawyer.
** Darrell Brooks, who drove an SUV into a Christmas parade killing six and injuring several others, fired his public defenders and represented himself. Brooks's legal strategy consisted of nonsensical claims found to have originated on an online "Sovereign Citizen" pamphlet (like claiming the case is invalid because a document had his name in all caps) and very vague allusions to the potential the collisions weren't intentional<
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