Does a trial court error of inadequately warning a defendant of the pitfalls and hazards involved in self-representation constitute harmless beyond a reasonable doubt?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Cervantes, 150 Cal.Rptr. 819, 87 Cal.App.3d 281 (Cal. App. 1978):
Accordingly, by reason of the foregoing, we hold the trial court's error of inadequately warning defendant of the pitfalls and hazards involved in self-representation is "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt." (Chapman v. California, supra, 386 U.S. 18, 87 S.Ct. 824, 17 L.Ed.2d 705.)
[87 Cal.App.3d 295]
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