While Joseph Duncan waits to hear if he can act as his own attorney, it gives us an opportunity to take a look back at high-profile defendants who represented themselves...
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‣TED BUNDY: He represented himself in 1979 trial for the Chi Omega murders. The convicted serial killer died in 1989 by the electric chair.
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‣JOEL STEINBERG: In 1987, the New York man was convicted of manslaughter for the death of a six-year-old girl. He was sentenced to 8 to 25 years in prison and was paroled on June 30, 2004. He acted as his own attorney for his 2007 civil case.
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‣COLIN FERGUSON: He received six consecutive life sentences for murdering six people on the Long Island Rail Road on December 7, 1993.
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‣DR. JACK KEVORKIAN: The retired pathologist was charged with first degree murder in 1999, and he was released on June 1, 2007 after serving eight years of an 10-25 year prison sentence.
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‣SUSAN POLK: The California woman was convicted of second-degree murder in 2006 for the 2002 death of her husband. She was sentenced to 16 years to life behind bars.
