Courts really hate people who represent themselves, and public defenders usually want you to take a plea and can be difficult if you refuse. Basically if you maintain your innocence and can't afford to pay a lawyer you can get screwed. SJWs always focus on "oh this happens to black guys," but white guys get screwed too if they're less than wealthy. Not even poor. Probably at least half of Americans don't have the $10K it takes to start getting represented by a criminal defense attorney
Courts really hate people who represent themselves, and public defenders usually want you to take a plea and can be difficult if you refuse. Basically if you maintain your innocence and can't afford to pay a lawyer you can get screwed. SJWs always focus on "oh this happens to black guys," but white guys get screwed too if they're less than wealthy. Not even poor. Probably at least half of Americans don't have the $10K it takes to start getting represented by a criminal defense attorney