DOUGLAS v. STATE

No. Z-159.

326 So.2d 33 (1976)

Willie DOUGLAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Ervin, III, Public Defender, and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

This case presents an unusual question concerning the sentencing court's duty when, during proceedings to revoke an accused's probation for repeated violation of its terms, a court-appointed psychiatrist reports that the probationer is able to understand and assist counsel in the revocation proceedings but "was not able to understand the nature, quality and wrongfulness of his acts" constituting the original offense. The trial court in this case found...

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