San Francisco Chronicle, August 20, 2009 by Demian Bulwa
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/08/20/BAP219AP10.DTL&t
“Death penalty cases are the most challenging, complex cases,” said Elisabeth Semel, who directs the death penalty clinic at the UC Berkeley School of Law. “In my experience,” she said, “individuals who want to represent themselves are often lacking the legal skill to do so and have profound emotional problems.”