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No, only the prosecutor.
Can I serve a summons to the defendants attorney if the defendant cannot be found
The rule of "discovery."
Get a new attorney and have the new attorney ask for time to get into the case.
The possessive form of the singular noun attorney-at-law is attorney-at-law's.Example: This attorney-at-law's experience includes representing defendants in criminal cases.
A financial power of attorney gives someone the authority to conduct business for you.
Represent himself or herself. (Turn down an attorney)
No. Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 US 335 (1963) dealt with the right of criminal defendants to the Sixth Amendment protection of legal counsel, even if the defendant was indigent and couldn't afford an attorney.
It is customarily not allowed because the interests of the two defendants may, at some point, not be the same, and a single attorney would have a conflict of interest in attempting to defend two defendants with different interests.
a court-appointed attorney if they could not afford one. This ruling established the right to counsel for indigent defendants and extended the protections of the Sixth Amendment to state proceedings.
It depends on both of your current financial situations; consult an attorney for more details.
If you truly are "co-defendants" in the same suit, yes, theoretically you could - but I strongly advise you to consult or retain an attorney.