Death row inmate should be reevaluated or get new trial, court says

State high court rules in the case of Christopher Charles Lightsey, who represented himself during a 1994 hearing to determine if he was competent to stand trial.

A death row inmate who represented himself during a 1994 hearing to determine whether he was mentally competent to stand trial should either be reevaluated or receive a new trial, the California Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday.