McKINNISS v. STATE

No. 83-79.

439 So.2d 302 (1983)

Richard Eugene McKINNISS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


HANLON, MORTON J., Associate Judge.

Prior to trial appellant, Richard Eugene McKinniss, moved for the appointment of a psychiatric expert to assist his attorney in the preparation of his defense of a claim of insanity. The lower court denied his motion. We reverse.

Appellant's attorney timely filed a Notice of Intention to Claim Insanity Defense, in which he alleged that at the time of the offense appellant was unable to determine right from wrong and did...

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