California Supreme Court
Feb. 1, 2012
State supreme court raises standard for self-representation for mentally ill
California judges can refuse to let mentally ill defendants represent themselves at trial, even when they've been found otherwise competent to understand the proceedings, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California judges can refuse to let mentally ill defendants represent themselves at trial, even when they've been found otherwise competent to understand the proceedings, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The unanimous decision changes long-standing practice in California and embraces recent advice from the U.S. Supreme Court on how to deal with mentally ill defendants.
For decades, d...
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