Opinion ID: 1840836
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 15

Heading: Incompetency at Time of Execution

Text: Barnhill concedes that his claim involving competency to be executed is not ripe for review as he has not yet been found incompetent and a death warrant has not been signed. He contends that he is only raising this issue for preservation purposes. This Court has repeatedly found that no relief is warranted on similar claims. See State v. Coney, 845 So.2d 120, 137 n. 19 (Fla.2003) (rejecting the defendant's claim that he is insane to be executed where he acknowledged that claim was not yet ripe and was being raised only for preservation purposes); Jones v. State, 845 So.2d 55, 74 (Fla.2003) (finding claim that defendant may be insane to be executed not ripe for review where defendant was not yet found incompetent and death warrant not yet been signed; noting that defendant made claim simply to preserve it for review in the federal court system); Hall v. Moore, 792 So.2d 447, 450 (Fla. 2001) (stating that it is premature for a death-sentenced individual to present a claim of incompetency or insanity, with regard to his execution, if a death warrant has not been signed). Thus, Barnhill's claim on this issue is denied.