AMES v. STATE

No. 1D19-4426.

303 So.3d 1291 (2020)

Forrest Lee AMES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 23, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy Thomas , Public Defender, and Laurel Cornell Niles , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Jennifer J. Moore , Assistant Attorney General, and Jovona I. Parker , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


AFFIRMED. See Lewis v. State, ___ So.3d ___, ___, 2020 WL 4810133, at *1 (Fla. 3d DCA Aug. 19, 2020) (collecting cases illustrating that when "reasonable grounds" are not shown, the trial court is not required to order a competency examination).

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