People v. Wrentmore
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
*923Opinion
IKOLA, J.
Defendant James Alan Wrentmore challenges the one-year extension of his commitment as a mentally disordered offender. He contends the court erred by allowing him to represent himself at the extension trial. But his rights to counsel and self-representation at that trial are statutory— violations are reviewed for harmless error. No reasonable probability exists that defendant would have obtained a more favorable result if he had been represented by counsel at trial. We affirm.
FACTS
Defendant was convicted in 2004 of one count each of making a criminal threat (Pen. Code, § 422)1…
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