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PEOPLE v. HIGHTOWER

Docket No. A063043.

41 Cal.App.4th 1108 (1996)

49 Cal. Rptr.2d 40

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. FELIX D. HIGHTOWER, Defendant and Appellant.

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

January 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

David Sundelson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Ronald A. Bass, Assistant Attorney General, Ronald E. Niver and Stan M. Helfman, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

ANDERSON, P.J.

Felix D. Hightower (appellant) appeals his conviction of second degree murder and arson, contending that the trial court erred in finding him competent to stand trial. He also petitions for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that the trial court erred in finding him incompetent to represent himself. Appellant essentially argues his claims in the alternative: (a) he was improperly found competent to stand trial...

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