CHRISTOPHER BRYANT
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A defendant may be compelled to submit to examination by an expert chosen by the state attorney as provided in Florida Criminal Procedure Rule 3.203(c)(2).
[1] A defendant may be compelled to submit to examination by an expert chosen by the state attorney pursuant to Florida Criminal Procedure Rule 3.203(c)(2), and the court may…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceChristopher Bryant petitioned for a writ of certiorari challenging a circuit court order requiring him to submit to examination by a state-appointed e…
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Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed October 23, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
No. 3D26-2261
Lower Tribunal No. F18-25455C
Christopher Bryant,
Petitioner,
vs.
State of Florida,
Respondent.
On Petition for Writ of Certiorari from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Zachary James, Judge. Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Shannon Hemmendinger, Assistant Public Defender, for petitioner. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Stephen D. Ake, Attorney Manager Assistant Attorney General (Tampa), for respondent. Before LINDSEY, MILLER, and REBULL, JJ. PER CURIAM.
Denied. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.203(c)(2) (providing that the court "must appoint an expert chosen by the state attorney if the state attorney so requests" for the purpose of examining the defendant); Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.203(c)(5) (“If the defendant refuses to be examined or fully cooperate with the court appointed experts or the state's expert . . ."); see also State v. Zapetis, 629 So. 2d 861, 861–62 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993); Dillbeck v. State, 643 So. 2d 1027, 1030 (Fla. 1994); State v. Hickson, 630 So. 2d 172, 176 (Fla. 1993).
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- State v. Hickson, 630 So. 2d 172 (Fla. 1993)
- State v. Zapetis, 629 So. 2d 861 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993)