STONE, J.
Lionel Tate appeals his conviction of first-degree murder and the resulting mandatory sentence to life in prison. Of the more than ten significant issues raised on appeal, one mandates reversal.
The denial of defense counsel's post-trial request to have Tate evaluated, based on sworn testimony from a neuropsychologist and two attorneys raising bona fide doubts as to Tate's competency, and the trial court's failure to order, sua sponte, a pretrial...
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