MICHAEL STOWELL vs STATE OF FLORIDA

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED MICHAEL STOWELL, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D19-1719 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed September 11, 2020 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Keith F. White, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Thomas J. Lukashow, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Michael Stowell, Madison, pro se. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah A. Chance, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. In this Anders1 appeal, we affirm Michael Stowell’s conviction and sentence. We remand with directions that the trial court enter a written order finding Michael Stowell 1 Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967). competent to proceed nunc pro tunc to when the trial court court made its oral finding of competency. See Arnold v. State, 295 So. 3d 1250 (Fla. 5th DCA 2020). AFFIRMED and REMANDED with directions. EVANDER, C.J., ORFINGER and EISNAUGLE, JJ., concur. 2

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