If you cannot afford a lawyer, the Court will appoint one for you. That is the law.
I don't give two sh*ts about the poor perp! I would as soon kill them as say their name; I care about the hard working victim, who is abused, who comes home to find a loved one abused, or his property stolen, or destroyed. The perp has done this AT LEAST twice before.
If they go to jail for the rest of their lives, that is a much better solution than one I would use to permanently address the problem. But, I am a very bad man. The Good Lord doesn't always follow through, I do.
You should. Because the poor perp might someday be you.
They have been filling the books with laws that are not only stupid but that contradict themselves.
And the term "felony" has been expanded to include moving a woodpecker.