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DORTCH v. STATE

Nos. 4D16-2815 and 4D16-2816.

242 So.3d 431 (2018)

Vernson Edward DORTCH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 4, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Benjamin Eisenberg , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph D. Coronato, Jr. , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

EN BANC

Competency and the requisite procedure to address the issue lie at the heart of this appeal. The defendant appeals his judgment and sentence after entering a nolo contendere plea. He argues the trial court erred in failing to hold a competency hearing and failing to enter an order on the issue prior to accepting his...

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