What is the test for finding a defendant competent to stand trial in a mental health case?

Based on reports by three different psychiatrists,³ the trial court found defendant competent to stand trial and reinstated the criminal proceedings on January 4, 2013. On February 21, 2013, defense counsel informed the prosecution and the court that defendant sought to represent himself. (See Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806.) The court asked defendant whether he could be ready in a month, and defendant said he would do his best. The following colloquy took place next:

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