If you represent yourself in court, can you call yourself as a witness?
I'm confused as to how this would work; my understanding is that the Q&A format is fairly strictly enforced, and witnesses can't just spout except as a response to a direct question - would you have to pull a zootopia?
But of course if you can't, that would be pretty damn limiting if you literally aren't allowed to speak in your own defense.
Not that it's ever a good idea, of course - but how does it work?
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Criminal defense attorney here, confirming this is correct in at least every jurisdiction I'm aware of.
But as always, it's best to contact a lawyer in the same jurisdiction of the court to know for sure.
I tried calling my lawyer but it just says "You have no unheard messages..."
His phone must be acting up.
Have you considered sending them a text message? Sometimes they can read your mind and do exactly what you are doing.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mWIVdxYm3HM
In this case you'd be contacting yourself though.