Opinion ID: 1792153
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Heading: Issue 6: Incompetence for Execution

Text: Parker argues that he may be incompetent to be executed. However, he concedes that the claim is premature. Under Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.811 and 3.812, the issue of competency for execution cannot be raised until the Governor has issued a death warrant. See, e.g., Cole v. State, 841 So.2d 409, 430 (Fla.2003); Brown v. Moore, 800 So.2d 223, 224 (Fla.2001). While Parker is under a death sentence, no death warrant has been signed and his execution is not imminent. Parker's concession that this issue is not yet ripe is accurate, and we deny relief on this claim.