Opinion
No. 3D20-1160
04-06-2022
Joseph SWIFT, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Susan S. Lerner, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Ivy R. Ginsberg, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.
Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Susan S. Lerner, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Ivy R. Ginsberg, Assistant Attorneys General, for appellee.
Before LOGUE, SCALES, and GORDO, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Joseph Swift appeals the trial court's ruling that he was competent to stand trial and separately contends that the trial court did not conduct a reasonably thorough Faretta examination. We affirm. Woodbury v. State, 320 So. 3d 631, 644 (Fla. 2021) ("When a defendant claims a trial court failed to order a competency hearing, either sua sponte or on request from a party, we will uphold the court's determination absent an abuse of discretion."); Barnes v. State, 124 So. 3d 904, 913 (Fla. 2013) (holding that to be found incompetent, a defendant must demonstrate "a present inability to assist counsel or understand the charges"). However, because the trial court did not enter a written order memorializing its May 22, 2019 on-the-record finding that Mr. Swift was competent, as required by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.212(b), we remand to the trial court to enter an order nunc pro tunc to that date.
Affirmed, remanded with instructions.