People v. Wilson

Opinion by

Judge CASEBOLT.

In this posteonvietion proceeding, the primary issue is whether the federal constitution, as interpreted in Indiana v. Edwards, 554 U.S. 164, 128 S.Ct. 2379, 171 L.Ed.2d 345 (2008), requires state trial courts to employ a particular test to determine a defendant’s mental competency to waive counsel and represent himself at trial or, instead, courts need only determine mental competency to stand trial under the standards set forth in *1092Godinez v. Moran, 509 U.S. 389, 396, 113 S.Ct. 2680, 125 L.Ed.2d 321 (1993). We reject the contention of defendant, Douglas Eugene…