Wilder

Defendant, Byron James Wilder, appeals his dmg conviction and findings concerning enhancements imposed because of his substantial prior record of criminality. In the published portion of this opinion, we conclude that the trial court’s failure to advise defendant, who represented himself at trial, of the disadvantages of self-representation where the waiver of counsel was voluntary, is subject to the harmless error standard of review set forth in Chapman v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 18, 22-24 [ 17 L.Ed.2d 705, 709-711 , 87 S.Ct. 824 ]. We affirm the judgment.

When the testimony is viewed in a light most favorable to the prosecution (Jackson v. Virginia (1979) 443 U.S. 307, 319 [ 61 L.Ed.2d 560, 573-574 , 99 S.Ct. 2781]; Taylor v. Stainer (9th Cir. 1994) 31 F.3d 907, 908 ; People v. Berryman (1993) 6 Cal.4th 1048, 1083 [ 25 Cal.Rptr.2d 867 , 864 P.2d 40 ]), the following was the evidence before the jury: two undercover narcotics officers stopped their car; within one second, defendant approached the undercover police officers; in this area of the city, it was typical for a narcotics trafficker to approach an undercover car once it was stopped; defendant said, “ ‘[H]ow…