California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Reyes, G049922 (Cal. App. 2014):
second hearing on that issue. No cause for reversal has been shown. (See People v. Halvorsen (2007) 42 Cal.4th 379 [competency hearing not required even though defendant was bipolar and his statements were filled with strange and irrelevant comments]; People v. Welch (1999) 20 Cal.4th 701 [competency hearing not required even though the defendant was extremely paranoid and repeatedly disrupted courtroom proceedings].)
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