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PEOPLE v. GONZALES

No. B289385.

34 Cal.App.5th 1081 (2019)

THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RUBEN MATTHEW GONZALES, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Six.

May 2, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Lenenberg , under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Xavier Becerra , Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler , Chief Assistant Attorney General, Lance E. Winters , Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews , and Ryan M. Smith , Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

A person charged with crime may not stand trial if he is mentally incompetent. Once defense counsel declares a doubt as to competence, it may not be withdrawn. The issue can only be resolved upon a trial court finding of competence vel non.

Ruben Matthew Gonzales appeals his conviction by jury...

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