The People v. Arteaga CA6

BACKGROUND

On August 19, 2008, the District Attorney filed a complaint alleging that defendant failed to register as a sex offender (§ 290.015, subd. (a)) and had 11 prior convictions that qualified as strikes (§§ 667, subds. (b)-(i), 1170.12).

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code unless stated otherwise. Defendant was committed to Atascadero State Hospital (Atascadero) on June 10, 2009 after being found incompetent to stand trial.2 (See § 1370.) On February 14, 2011, the medical director of Atascadero filed a report certifying that defendant‘s competency had been restored. (See § 1372.) Criminal proceedings were reinstated on March 21, 2011. Defendant was granted the right to represent himself on March 23, 2011. (See Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806.) Defendant continued to represent himself over the next several months. On December 9, 2011, the trial court declared a doubt as to defendant‘s competency to stand trial and suspended criminal proceedings. (See § 1368.) On December 14, 2011, the trial court revoked defendant‘s pro per status and appointed the Public Defender‘s Office to represent him. After the appointment, Deputy Public Defender…