POWELL v. STATE

Nos. LL-92, LL-93.

373 So.2d 73 (1979)

Ollie D. POWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. Jimmy Lee HINES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 20, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and Margaret Good, Asst. Public Defender, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellants dispute their joint conviction of the strong-arm robbery of a small Apalachicola grocery store.

Appellant Hines claims that he was entitled to a judgment of acquittal by reason of insanity, and both appellants contend the trial court committed reversible error in finding a state witness mentally competent to testify. We affirm on both points.

It is well established in Florida law that a defendant's mental condition at the time...

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