Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California, Fourth Appellate District — Scalia, J., concurring

Summary

Justice Scalia concurred in the judgment, expressing confidence in the constitutional validity of Faretta v. California regarding the right to self-representation at trial, but distinguishing appellate proceedings where no constitutional right to appeal exists. Justice Kennedy and Justice Breyer also concurred in the judgment, with Kennedy noting differing considerations for appeals and Breyer declining to reconsider Faretta without empirical basis.