Martinez v. State

712 So.2d 818 (1998)

Richard MARTINEZ, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 96-02500.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 8, 1998.

James C. Banks, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Diana K. Bock, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

FULMER, Judge.

Richard Martinez appeals his convictions for first-degree murder and attempted firstdegree murder. We conclude that the trial court erred in its mid-trial determination that Martinez remained competent to proceed. Because we reverse on this ground, we need not…