Rodriguez v. Super. Ct.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA MARIO RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. S272129 Sixth Appellate District H049016 Santa Clara County Superior Court C1647395, C1650275 December 14, 2023 Chief Justice Guerrero authored the opinion of the Court, in which Justices Corrigan, Liu, Kruger, Groban, Jenkins, and Evans concurred. RODRIGUEZ v. SUPERIOR COURT S272129 Opinion of the Court by Guerrero, C. J. A criminal defendant cannot be tried while mentally incompetent. (Pen. Code, § 1367, subd. (a).)1 Although such…