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PEOPLE v. CLARK

Docket No. A022826.

168 Cal.App.3d 91 (1985)

213 Cal. Rptr. 837

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ROY LEE CLARK, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Five.

May 13, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Warren I. Blum, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

John K. Van de Kamp, Attorney General, Ronald E. Niver and John H. Sugiyama, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

KING, J.

(1a) In this case we hold that a trial court has no duty to initiate midtrial proceedings to determine a defendant's competency to continue representing himself where, despite a defendant's abusive manner and failure to understand and follow the rules of procedure, his conduct does not suggest he lacks the mental capacity to waive the right to counsel.

Roy Lee Clark appeals from a judgment of...

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