In an article titled, "'Underwear Bomber' Set to act As His Own Lawyer," Barry Boss discusses Umar Farouk Abdulmatallab's decision to fire his attorney and act as his own defense. Boss mentions the conflict often associated with many of the cases in which defendants acts as their own attorney. He states, "The people who are most often in the situation of insisting on representing themselves are people who suffer from some sort of serious mental illness, so they're the people really who are least able to defend themselves and protect themselves." To read the article, click here.