Legal Opinion

Childs v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 22, 2010No. 2D09-111PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VILLANTI, Judge.

This is an appeal pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). Samuel Alfonso Childs was convicted of robbery with a firearm after a jury trial and was sentenced to twenty years in prison. After careful review of the record, we find no error and affirm Childs’ conviction and sentence. However, we remand the case to the trial court to enter a written order of competency.

The record reflects that the trial court orally found Childs competent to stand trial, but there is no written order of competency. Therefore, we remand for entry of a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Corbitt v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Hampton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2008

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ortiz v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Mason v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  3. Rosariolugo v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2025

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