California Court of Appeal

In an ordinary criminal case, a trial court should not appoint special counsel to represent defendant's "wishes" with respect to whether defendant wants a jury to try the question of his competence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/12/2001
• Published 12/12/2001

Judges

• SIMS, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Paul Bernstein, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, John G. McLean, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.