Manuel Alvarez-Hernandez v. The State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Manuel Alvarez-Hernandez v. The State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided September 6, 2023·No. 23-1407·Published

Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed September 6, 2023.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

No. 3D23-1407

Lower Tribunal No. F17-10378

Manuel Alvarez-Hernandez, Appellant,

vs.

The State of Florida,

Appellee.

An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Tanya Brinkley, Judge.

Manuel Alvarez-Hernandez, in proper person.

Ashley Moody, Attorney General, for appellee.

Before EMAS, HENDON and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984); Thompson v. State, 88 So. 3d 312, 321 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012) (“Postconviction evidentiary hearings regarding competency issues are reserved for extraordinary situations where the movant makes a strong preliminary showing that competency to proceed was legitimately in question at the relevant stage.”).

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