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Gonzalez v. State, Case No. 2D08-5322 (Fla. App. 5/20/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

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JOEL GONZALEZ, an incompetent person, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Case No. 2D08-5322. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed May 20, 2009.Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Polk County, Mark F. Carpanini, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Robert A. Young, General Counsel, Bartow, for Petitioner. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Diana K. Bock, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee. NORTHCUTT, Chief Judge. Joel Gonzalez seeks review of an order declining to dismiss a pending criminal charge even though it is undisputed that Gonzalez is incompetent to stand trial due to his mental retardation and there is no reasonable likelihood he can be restored to competency...continue to full post

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