California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from J.L v. The Superior Court Of Stanislaus County, F061055, No. 505364, No. 505365, No. 505366 (Cal. App. 2011):
Further, because the right to self-representation is statutory, rather than constitutional, we review the court's decision under the harmless error standard of People v. Watson (1956) 46 Cal.2d 818, 836. Under that standard, we ascertain whether it appears reasonably probable a result more favorable to petitioner would have been obtained had her request for self-representation been denied.
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