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s, 55 4 U . S . 16 4, 17 7-78 (200 8), d o e s n o t r e q u ir e th a t a di s tr i c tc ourtc onduc tahe a r i ng t o de t e rm i ne w he the rade f e nda ntw ho i s c om pe t e nt to s ta n d tr ia l is a ls o c o m p e te n t to r e p r e s e n t h im s e lf a t tr ia l. R a th e r , E dw ards perm i t s the tri al courtt o d eny adefe nd anthi s c on st i tut i on al ri gh tt o sel fre pres ent at i on i f the defendanti s s o sever el y m ent al l y i l l thathe i s unabl e t o carry o u t th e b a s ic ta s k s n e c e s s a ryf o rs e lf - r e p r e s e n ta tio n . See U

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a c qui tt a l , a nd a r gue d tha thi s pr i or c onvi c t i ons w e r e t oo ol d t o be c ons i de r e d bythe c ourta ts e nt e nc i ng. B r a voM e ndoz aw a s a l s o a s s i s t e d by , a nd f r e que nt l yc ons ul t e d w i th, c om pe t e nts t a nd- by c ouns e l thr oughoutthe pr oc e e di ngs . T he di s tr i c tc ourtc orr e c t l yr e s pe c t e d B r a voM en d o za’ s ri g h tt o rep resen th i m sel f; fu rth erm o re, th e reco rd d o es n o test ab l i sh th a t B r a v o - M e n d o z aw a s d e n ie d af a irtr ia l. AF F I R ME D.