Legal Opinion

Ortiz v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 4, 2011No. 5D10-2483PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

After a full and independent review of the record, we affirm Appellant’s judgments and sentences without discussion in this Anders1 appeal. However, we find one matter in need of correction. An issue as to Appellant’s competence arose after she entered her pleas below. Ultimately, the trial judge conducted a competency hearing at which he found Appellant to be competent before proceeding to sentencing. However, no written competency order appears in the record. See Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.212(b) (“If the court finds the defendant competent to proceed, the court shall enter its order so finding and…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Childs v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Francis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  2. Mason v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
  3. Pereira v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  4. Wilfredo Pereira v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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