KING v. STATE

No. OO-104.

387 So.2d 463 (1980)

Samuel KING, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied September 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Sheppard and Stephen J. Weinbaum of Sheppard, Carithers & Weinbaum, Jacksonville, for appellant.

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


PER CURIAM.

King pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder after the trial court found him mentally competent to stand trial on two first-degree murder charges. He reserved his right to appeal the competency question. We affirm.

Appellant first contends the evidence did not justify the trial judge's ruling. A psychiatrist and a psychologist, provided by the defense, said King was incompetent. A court...

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