Albrecht Muth, courtesy of Georgetown Patch

If you’ve ever been arrested or been to court for any reason, you know that Americans enjoy the right to represent themselves. Of course, before that happens, a judge will walk you though what that means, the risks you run and weigh in on whether you’re actually fit to do so.

That’s why the November news that Albrecht Muth, accused of killing his wife and well-known Georgetown socialite Viola Drath last year, would be allowed to represent himself was such a head-scratcher. This is the same man who claimed he was an Iraqi general and that he should be afforded the same rights offered to prisoners of war. He’s also refused to eat and wear underwear and claims that Iranian agents were behind his wife’s murder. He certainly seemed not well, or maybe with way too active an imagination.

Today a judge confirmed as much, ruling that Muth would not be able to represent himself in the coming murder trial he faces. According to Georgetown Patch, Judge Russell F. Canan said that Muth “at this time is physically and mentally incapable of representing himself.” The ruling isn’t final, though — if Muth’s condition improves, he can petition for the right to represent himself again.