In our previous blog of this two-part post about first appearances in District Criminal Court (First Appearances Part I: What Happens?), we discussed the main goal of a first appearance - telling the Court what you want to do about representation. Essentially, there are three options available. You can represent yourself. You can hire an attorney. Or, you can ask for a court appointed attorney. In this post, we explain what each of those three options entails. Representing Yo