People v. Johnson
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of crimes arising out of two separate assaults. At issue was whether California courts could apply a higher standard of mental competence for self-representation than for competency to stand trial in light of the Supreme Court's holding under Indiana v. Edwards. Because California law has long been that criminal defendants have no right of self-representation, the court concluded that California courts could deny self-representation when the U.S. Constitution permitted such denial. The court also concluded that the trial court acted within its discretion in revoking defendant's self-representation status.
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