In re T.W.
Defendant and Appellant Royce W. (Royce) is the father of six year old T.W. Royce appeals from an order terminating his parental rights as to this child pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. In his appeal, Royce contends (1) the juvenile court abused its discretion in denying his request for substitute counsel (People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118 (Marsden)); (2) the juvenile court erred in granting his motion to represent himself under Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806 [95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L. Ed.2d 562] (Faretta); (3) the juvenile court abused its discretion in failing to conduct a full and fair evidentiary hearing on his section 388 petition; (4) there was insufficient evidence to sustain the juvenile courts order terminating his parental rights, as the adoption assessment report was inadequate; (5) the juvenile court erred in finding that the beneficial relationship exception under former section 366.26, subdivision (c)(1)(A) did not apply to render termination of parental rights detrimental to the child; and (6) the juvenile court erred in finding that the sibling relationship exception under former section 366.26, subdivision (c)(1)(E) did not apply. As explained below, Court reject these contentions and affirm the judgment. In his petition for writ of habeas corpus, Royce claims his counsel was ineffective during the entire dependency proceedings and therefore claims certain orders of the juvenile court should be reversed. Court reject this contention and deny Royces writ of habeas corpus petition.
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