Is there any evidence that a defendant has been found competent to stand trial for methamphetamine possession?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Wulf, F073114 (Cal. App. 2017):
methamphetamine on June 29 and his answers to the trial court's questions dispel such a notion. Moreover, defense counsel's belief that a defendant may be incompetent to stand trial does not automatically require a trial court to hold a competency hearing. (People v. Sattiewhite (2014) 59 Cal.4th 446, 465.)
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