Coleman v. State

¶ 22. I agree with the plurality that Rule 9.06 of the Uniform Rules of Circuit and County Court Practice requires the trial court to hold a competency hearing after it finds reasonable grounds to believe the defendant is incompetent to stand trial and orders a mental examination. So mandates the plain language of the rule and — unless we overturn it — our opinion in Sanders v. State, 9 So.3d 1132 (Miss.2009). *169Thus, the trial judge erred in refusing Coleman’s request for a competency hearing. However, I find that the error was harmless because the purposes of Rule 9.06 were satisfied. In…