NEWBERN, Justice.
The issue in this case is whether the appellant, Derrick Dewayne Gilbert, should have been evaluated a second time to determine his mental competency to stand trial. The issue arose because shortly before he was to be tried Gilbert appeared to his counsel to be unable to communicate. Gilbert admitted at the trial that he had been faking mental illness. The Trial Court was unpersuaded of the necessity of a second psychiatric evaluation. We affirm...
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