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THOMASON v. STATE

No. 79705.

620 So.2d 1234 (1993)

Roy Dwayne THOMASON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 24, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony C. Musto, Miami, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Joan Fowler and James J. Carney, West Palm Beach, and Michael J. Neimand, Miami, Asst. Attys. Gen., for respondent.

BARKETT, Chief Justice.

We have for review Thomason v. State, 594 So.2d 310 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992), in which the district court certified the following question as one of great public importance:

Under what circumstances may a trial judge sua sponte declare a mistrial, free of double jeopardy consequences, based on his subjective impression that defense counsel is not competent to proceed?

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