California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Dayton, B248991 (Cal. App. 2014):
2. This is in contrast to the substantial evidence standard, which is applied by the trial court in determining whether to hold a competency hearing. (See People v. Mai, supra, 57 Cal.4th at p. 1032 ["[T]he trial court must suspend criminal proceedings and conduct a competency hearing if presented with substantial evidence that the defendant is incompetent."].)
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