Court dismisses request to proceed without a defense lawyer due to lack of statutory grounds under criminal procedure law.
Denmark (DK)
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AI generatedThe court dismissed the defendant's request to proceed with the criminal trial without appointing a defense lawyer. The defendant argued that the circumstances warranted an exception under the Criminal Procedure Act, but the court found no statutory basis for bypassing the mandatory defense requirement. Consequently, the trial must continue with a qualified defense counsel present.
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AI generatedCriminal Procedure Act § 855, stk. 3, nr. 4; The court must strictly adhere to statutory exceptions for proceeding without a defense lawyer and cannot grant such requests based on general fairness considerations absent explicit legislative authorization.
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Anmodning om, at sag med påstand om bøde og førerretsfrakendelse fremmes efter retsplejelovens § 855, stk. 3, nr. 4, uden at der forinden beskikkes en forsvarer for tiltalte