WHALEN v. STATE

No. AA-488.

335 So.2d 631 (1976)

Edward James WHALEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 28, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Ervin, III, Public Defender, and Michael J. Minerva, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


SMITH, Judge.

Convicted of robbery and sentenced to a term of confinement for 99 years, Whalen's sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance which was presented on the day of the scheduled trial.

Two court-appointed psychiatrists examined Whalen two months before trial and submitted written reports — one seven weeks and the other 17 days before the scheduled trial — to the effect that Whalen was...

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