DOWNING v. STATE

No. 92-1869.

617 So.2d 864 (1993)

Robert W. DOWNING, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis O. Frost, Jr., Public Defender, William P. White III, Chief Asst. Public Defender, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Gypsy Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


WOLF, Judge.

We have for review a petition for writ of certiorari challenging the trial court's order denying the petitioner's motion pursuant to rule 3.213, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. For the reasons that follow we grant the petition, reverse the order of the trial court, and remand for further proceedings.

Robert Downing, petitioner, was originally charged with two counts of murder in the first degree. He exhibited such bizarre behavior at the...

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