FRANCIS v. STATE

No. 1D16-5244.

248 So.3d 263 (2018)

Charles FRANCIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 31, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Thomas , Public Defender, and Kasey Lacey , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, and Steven Edward Woods , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


Appellant challenges his criminal judgment and sentence, arguing that the trial court erred by not holding a hearing before finding him competent to stand trial. The state responds that Appellant waived his right to a competency hearing because the order finding him competent says that he did.

There are two problems with the state's...

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