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AMES v. STATE (2020)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

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

No. 1D19-4426

Decided: October 23, 2020

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).

Per Curiam.

Roberts, Rowe, and Kelsey, JJ., concur.

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AMES v. STATE (2020)

Docket No: No. 1D19-4426

Decided: October 23, 2020

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

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