Carlos D. Cotton v. State of Florida

Appellant’s judgment and sentence for violation of probation are at issue in this appeal pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). We reject without further comment the Fourth Amendment claim that Appellant asserted in his pro se brief, and would affirm because we find no other meritorious issues, but we must remand for further proceedings to establish Appellant’s competency.

Upon the Court’s independent review of the record as required by Anders, we determined that the trial court ordered Appellant to undergo a competency evaluation and designated a…