{"id":271,"date":"2018-01-23T13:20:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T18:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgsexcrimeslawyer.com\/?p=271"},"modified":"2024-09-06T12:35:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:35:41","slug":"competency-considerations-florida-sex-crime-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stpetersburgcriminalattorney.net\/blog\/competency-considerations-florida-sex-crime-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Competency Considerations in Florida Sex Crime Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida sex crime cases often come with questions about the mental stability and capacity of the person being charged. That\u2019s why judges are regularly asked to determine whether a person charged with a sex crime is competent to stand trial. As the state\u2019s Second District Court of Appeal recently explained<\/a>, there are certain requirements for judges considering competency. They include holding a hearing and issuing a written order. If a judge doesn\u2019t meet these requirements, a person convicted of a crime may have grounds for an appeal.A defendant\u00a0was charged with sexual battery on a person less than 12 years old. Prior to his trial on the charge, his lawyer convinced the judge to appoint a panel of experts to determine his mental competency to stand trial. He was eventually evaluated by a psychiatrist and a psychologist, both of whom concluded that he was competent to go before the court on the sex crime charge. The judge held a very brief competency hearing after receiving the reports. He referenced the reports and set the case for trial. The defendant, through his lawyer, later negotiated a plea deal, as a result of which he pleaded guilty to the lesser crime of lewd or lascivious conduct.<\/p>\n

The defendant later appealed his conviction, however. He argued that the trial judge should not have accepted his guilty plea without first holding a more extensive competency hearing. The Second District agreed.<\/p>\n

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