JOHN MAUZY PITTMAN, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of rape. He filed a timely post-trial motion for a new trial, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and requesting a hearing. The trial court did not act on the motion, and it was deemed denied after the passage of thirty days. Appellant here argues that the trial court erred in finding that he was mentally competent to stand trial and in failing to grant him a hearing on the new-trial motion. We find merit in...
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