Almond v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, Rowena Almond, a/k/a Rhonda Mann and Rowena Johnson, was charged with three counts of aggravated assault *476upon three police officers — two by the use of a knife, and one by the use of a pistol. She was acquitted of the assault with the pistol and found “guilty but mentally ill” of the remaining two assaults. After the trial started, it became apparent to the trial judge that an issue of competency of the defendant was raised by her conduct and her statements. She insisted upon acting as her attorney after advising the court she had been elected…