S.B. v. STATE

No. 4D13-892.

134 So.3d 528 (2014)

S.B., a child, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

March 5, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Peggy Natale , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant, S.B., appeals the trial court's finding that he was competent to proceed to trial, arguing that the competency issue was improperly decided. We agree. We affirm the trial court's ruling as to Defendant's other point on appeal, without comment.

Defendant was found incompetent to proceed to trial in two separate cases. Three years later, the court held a hearing, and his attorney advised the court that: "[Defendant] was evaluated by [a...

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