The following excerpt is from Odle v. Woodford, 238 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. 2001):
5. A petitioner who may be incompetent cannot "knowingly or intelligently `waive' his right to have the court determine his capacity to stand trial," Pate, 383 U.S. at 384, nor should he " `be presumed to possess sufficient intelligence that he will be able to adduce evidence of his incompetency which might otherwise be within his grasp.' " Medina, 505 U.S. at 450 (quoting United States v. DiGilio , 538 F.2d 972, 988 (3d Cir. 1976)).
5. A petitioner who may be incompetent cannot "knowingly or intelligently `waive' his right to have the court determine his capacity to stand trial," Pate, 383 U.S. at 384, nor should he " `be presumed to possess sufficient intelligence that he will be able to adduce evidence of his incompetency which might otherwise be within his grasp.' " Medina, 505 U.S. at 450 (quoting United States v. DiGilio , 538 F.2d 972, 988 (3d Cir. 1976)).
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