RODGERS v. STATE

No. 1D17-4325.

270 So.3d 452 (2019)

Michael Paul RODGERS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 14, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Thomas , Public Defender, and David Alan Henson , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, and Julian E. Markham , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


The appellant, Michael Paul Rodgers, was convicted of first-degree murder for killing a man on a sailboat. Rodgers argues on appeal that he was denied due process because he was not competent to stand trial. We reject this argument, finding no abuse of discretion in the trial court's determination that Rodgers was competent to proceed...

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