McCants v. State

McCants appeals the judgment and sentence rendered below, finding him guilty of resisting arrest with violence, alleging the trial court failed to order a competency hearing. We agree with appellant and reverse.

During appellant’s trial, he appeared as a witness in his own behalf. A thorough review of the record on appeal shows McCants as incoherent and irrational throughout his trial. When asked to swear on the Bible, appellant responded: “That’s the Gideon Bible? They were raging battle *279and said with ya’ll effect and clapped with their hands and left handed war, I don’t remember and get…