Opinion ID: 1826905
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Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Green May Be Incompetent at the Time of Execution

Text: Finally, under claim four of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, Green argues that his Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment will be violated as he may be incompetent at time of execution. We deny this claim because it is not ripe for consideration at this time. See Thompson v. State, 759 So.2d 650, 668 (Fla.2000); Provenzano v. State, 751 So.2d 37 (Fla.1999); Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.811(d). This claim is premature because a claim of incompetency to be executed cannot be asserted until a death warrant has been issued, and no death warrant has been issued in this case. Davis v. State, 875 So.2d 359, 374 n. 9 (Fla.2003); Phillips v. State, 894 So.2d 28, 36 (Fla.2004).