Русско-англо-русский юридический словарь

Defendants are competent to waive counsel and plead guilty as long as they are capable of understanding the proceedings (Godinez v. Moran, U.S. Sup. Ct. 1993). (Nolo)

These fees push poor people to waive counsel, a right under the Sixth Amendment, and plead guilty, whether they committed a crime or not. In Michigan, the threat of paying the full cost of employing a public defender resulted in “misdemeanor defendants systematically waiving their right to counsel – at a rate of 95 percent in one county.” (counterpunch)

Roof waived his right to counsel in North Carolina and his bail was set at $1 million on Friday afternoon. (The Independent)