Whether a trial court may summarily prohibit an accused from testifying in his own defense

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW WHETHER A TRIAL COURT MAY SUMMARILY PROHIBIT AN ACCUSED FROM TESTIFYING IN HIS OWN DEFENSE IN A CRIMINAL TRIAL MERELY FOR STATING TO THE JURY HIS BELIEF THAT HIS RIGHTS WERE BEING VIOLATED? WHETHER A TRIAL COURT MUST INQUIRE INTO AN ACCUSED’S COMPLAINTS ABOUT CONSTITUTIONALLY INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION BY COUNSEL? ii