People v. Severance
California Court of Appeal
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1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROBIE, J.
In a prior appeal, this court remanded this case for trial on defendant Victor Lee Severance’s plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. At the beginning of that trial, the court denied defendant’s belated request to represent himself. 1 At the end of the trial, the court granted the prosecution’s motion for a directed verdict of sanity.
In this appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred in denying his request to represent himself and in directing a verdict of sanity. We conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s belated request for…
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