Legal Opinion

Robinson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 28, 2018No. 1D16–3758PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWolf, J.

*778Appellant challenges his criminal judgment and sentence, arguing the trial court failed to memorialize in writing its initial determination that he was competent to proceed and failed to conduct a hearing or make an independent determination when his competency was later questioned. The State concedes error on both points. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

In 2015, the trial court found appellant was incompetent and committed him to the Department of Children and Families to be placed in a mental health treatment facility. On March 15, 2016, the trial court found appellant was competent to proceed.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bernard J. Dougherty v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
  2. Ronald Pak Zern v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  3. Scott Michael Sheheane v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  4. Charles Francis v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  5. Joseph Daniel Flowers v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Dana Peterson v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019
  2. Roger N. Rosier v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2019

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