What is the test for waiving a jury trial in a mental health commitment case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from C.S. v. B.C. (In re Conservatorship the Pers. of B.C.), 212 Cal.Rptr.3d 180, 6 Cal.App.5th 1028 (Cal. App. 2016):
(People v. Tran (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1160, 191 Cal.Rptr.3d 251, 354 P.3d 148 ). In those cases, the person facing commitment had to personally waive the right to a jury trial.
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