STOWELL v. STATE (2020)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Michael STOWELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Case No. 5D19-1719

Decided: September 11, 2020

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Thomas J. Lukashow, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Michael Stowell, Madison, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah A. Chance, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

In this Anders ¹ appeal, we affirm Michael Stowell's conviction and sentence. We remand with directions that the trial court enter a written order finding Michael Stowell competent to proceed nunc pro tunc to when the trial court court made its oral finding of competency. See Arnold v. State, 295 So. 3d 1250 (Fla. 5th DCA 2020).

AFFIRMED and REMANDED with directions.

FOOTNOTES

1. Anders v. State of California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967).

PER CURIAM.

EVANDER, C.J., ORFINGER and EISNAUGLE, JJ., concur.

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