St. James v. State

On Motion for Rehearing

We deny the motion for rehearing, withdraw our previously issued opinion and substitute the following in its place.

In this appeal of the summary denial of appellant’s motion for postconviction relief, appellant makes multiple claims, none of which require reversal.

First, appellant claims that counsel failed to investigate or present an insanity defense and also failed to investigate his competency to stand trial. These may be summarily denied on the authority of Spencer v. State, 842 So.2d 52, 63 (Fla. 2003), and Gutierrez v. State, 860 So.2d 1043, 1045 (Fla. 5th DCA…