The following excerpt is from Pepitone v. State of California, 449 F.2d 155 (9th Cir. 1971):
A prerequisite to allowing a defendant to represent himself in a criminal proceeding, is that the defendant must understand the charges against him. Hodge v. United States (9 Cir. 1969) 414 F.2d 1040, 1043. The defendant understood only that he was charged with burglary. It is clear he was not competent to represent himself.
Affirmed.
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