People v. Lightsey
Annotate this CaseAfter a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, burglary, and robbery. The trial court sentenced Defendant to death. The Supreme Court remanded the case, holding that the trial court committed reversible error by permitting Defendant to represent himself during proceedings to determine whether he was mentally competent to stand trial. To remedy the error, the Court remanded the case for further proceedings to allow the trial court to determine whether a retrospective evaluation of Defendant's competence to stand trial was feasible and, if it was, to hold such a hearing. If the trial court determined that such a hearing was not feasible or Defendant was incompetent, Defendant was entitled to a new trial.
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