Does a lack of basic literacy skills have significant legal implications for an elderly individual's ability to act as a lawyer to represent himself, participate in the legal system, access information, and exercise his rights under the Constitution?

The Unites States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit dismissed for a lack of appellate jurisdiction, upholding the lower court ’s decision. The federal district court used the state trial court ’s decision as the basis for its judgement, where in the state trial court, an elderly man was “made ” to act as his own lawyer in a two-day trial, where the indigent and illiterate citizen was forced by the court to represent himself, then found to be not competent to act as a lawyer by a doctor. The federal appellate court ’s decision is submitted for review. The question presentedIlliteracy is defined as the inability to read or write simple messages. Does a lack of basic literacy skills have significant legal implications for this elderly individuals ’ ability to act as a lawyer to represent himself, participate in the legal system, access information, and exercise his rights under the Constitution? 11 1 lfito s'IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES