Does defendant have any grounds to waive a jury trial by acting as his own counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Soberanis, B243922 (Cal. App. 2014):
Finally, there is no merit to defendant's third premise, as a defendant may validly waive a jury trial while acting as his own counsel. (People v. Kranhouse (1968) 265 Cal.App.2d 440, 448-449.) Defendant relies on language in Langdon to suggest that a
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