Goston v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

On April 13, 1993, appellant Lee Goston was arrested (and bonded out the next day) for the aggravated robbery of One Bank in Little Rock which occurred on March 29, 1993. On July 14, 1993, Goston requested a state mental health evaluation, which was granted on July 20, 1993. Goston had five other criminal cases pending against him, and he asked that a full mental evaluation be done in all the cases.

On October 4, 1993, another hearing was held for the purpose of resetting a date for obtaining a report in this case, and the parties agreed upon December 27, 1993. The trial…