Vasquez v. State

DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.

Alleging that he is and has been mentally incompetent for more than five years, and there is no substantial probability that he will become mentally competent to stand trial in the foreseeable future, Vasquez moved to dismiss the charges against him pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.213(b).1 Because the parties stipulated that Vasquez met the criteria for involuntary hospitalization and that five years had passed since he was first adjudicated incompetent to stand trial, the sole issue before the trial court was whether the evidence was sufficient to…