LEONARD JEROME WHITE JR. 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 LEONARD JEROME WHITE JR., Appellant, v. Case No. 5D19-2475 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed October 30, 2020 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lake County, James R. Baxley, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Susan A. Fagan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard A. Pallas, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee. PER CURIAM. Leonard Jerome White, Jr. appeals the judgment and sentence entered by the trial court after a jury found him guilty of carjacking with a firearm, aggravated assault with a firearm, and felony fleeing or attempting to elude. We affirm in all respects, but remand for entry of a nunc pro tunc written order adjudicating him competent to proceed based upon the court’s independent determination of White’s competence. See Davis v. State, 239 So. 3d 202, 202 (Fla. 5th DCA 2018). AFFIRMED; REMANDED with directions. EVANDER, C.J., EISNAUGLE and TRAVER, JJ., concur. 2

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