Knox v. State of Florida

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• noting the fact that the defendant had pled insanity as his lone defense during his prior armed robbery trial
• ordering an examination is not a perfunctory or ministerial act, but one calling for the exercise of judicial discretion to determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that defendant may not be competent to be tried
• 10-minute interview with defendant with extensive history of mental disturbance, impulsive and hostile behavior, and psychiatric treatment held insufficient for determination of criminal responsibility
• while Supreme Court declined to declare such rights in Baidi, underpinning of that case eroded by later court decisions expanding right to counsel
• “Where an examination has been conducted so recently as to furnish a basis for a determination of present competence, there is ordinarily no reason to order another.”

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