United States v. Zachary Williams

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT No. 25-1545 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ZACHARY WILLIAMS, Appellant _____________________________ On Appeal from the U.S. District Court, D.N.J. Judge Christine P. O’Hearn, No. 1:22-cr-00325-001 Before: RESTREPO, BIBAS, and PHIPPS, Circuit Judges Submitted: Apr. 22, 2026; Decided: June 30, 2026 _____________________________ OPINION OF THE COURT BIBAS, Circuit Judge. A man who represents himself has a fool for a client. But the Constitution lets him do that so long as he is fully informed of the consequences of doing so, and still freely…