P. v. Nguyen CA4/3
* * * A defendant has the right to represent himself at trial, provided he makes a knowing and voluntary waiver of the right to counsel. (Faretta v. California (1975) 422 U.S. 806, 807 (Faretta).) When reviewing courts evaluate the validity of a Faretta waiver, “we examine the record as a whole to see whether the defendant actually understood the consequences and import of the decision to waive counsel, and whether the waiver was freely
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