531 So. 2d 951 - Pridgen v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “Florida courts have also held that the determination of the defendant's mental condition during trial may require the trial judge to suspend proceedings and order a competency hearing. Scott v. State, 420 So.2d 595 (Fla. 1982); Holmes v. State, 494 So.2d 230 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). See Lane v. State, 388 So.2d 1022 (Fla. 1980) (finding of competency to stand trial made nine months before does not control in view of evidence of possible incompetency presented by experts at hearing held on eve of trial).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 572 So. 2d 1346 - Nowitzke v. State

2. “Even when a defendant is competent at the commencement of his trial, a trial court must always be alert to circumstances suggesting a change that would render the accused unable to meet the standards of competence to stand trial.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 572 So. 2d 1346 - Nowitzke v. State

3. “has reasonable ground to believe that the defendant is not mentally competent to proceed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 572 So. 2d 1346 - Nowitzke v. State