California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Christiana v. Plotkin, B244862 (Cal. App. 2014):
defendant. "[T]he important function of [Penal Code] section 1367 et seq. [is] to safeguard an incompetent defendant against an unfair trial, despite his own belief in his competence." (Shephard v. Superior Court (1986) 180 Cal.App.3d 23, 32.)
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