OATS v. STATE

No. 1D15-5169.

253 So.3d 1265 (2018)

Daunte OATS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 3, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Candice Kaye Brower , Criminal Conflict & Civil Regional Counsel, Gainesville, and Michael Jerome Titus , Assistant Conflict Counsel, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

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


Daunte Oats raises two issues on appeal: whether the trial court failed to conduct a competency hearing and whether Florida's 10-20-Life statute is unconstitutional as applied to juveniles. We affirm as to the second issue, but reverse and remand as to the first because it appears no competency hearing occurred. As the State concedes, a determination...

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