Does a defendant have a right to represent himself in a motion to appeal his conviction and death sentence?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Danks, 32 Cal.4th 269, 8 Cal.Rptr.3d 767, 82 P.3d 1249 (Cal. 2004):
Defendant contends his conviction and death sentence must be reversed because he was denied his right to represent himself in violation of Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562. We conclude defendant never invoked his right to self-representation because his references to such status were equivocal.
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