SMITH v. STATE

Case No. 5D19-389.

295 So.3d 353 (2020)

James C. SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed April 24, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine L. Thompson , Brandon, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Bonnie Jean Parrish , Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


James C. Smith appeals his conviction of robbery with a firearm and sentence of life in prison. Smith raises two issues on appeal: that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated when the trial court held a competency hearing in his absence and that the trial court erred in failing to grant a mistrial based on the State's closing argument...

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