State v. Montoya

OPINION

VANZI, Judge.

{1} Defendant Daniel Montoya was convicted in a jury trial of the unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and sentenced to three years unsupervised probation. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentencing, asserting that at the time of the proceedings, he was not competent to stand trial.

{2} In this case, defense counsel attempted to raise the issue of Defendant’s competency before, during, and after trial; however, the district judge refused to allow counsel to raise the issue until after Defendant had been convicted of the charges against him. After trial, but prior to…