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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida Opinion filed October 23, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D26-2261 Lower Tribunal No. F18-25455C ________________ Christopher Bryant, Petitioner, vs. State of Florida, Respondent. On Petition for Writ of Certiorari from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Zachary James, Judge. Carlos J. Martinez, Public Defender, and Shannon Hemmendinger, Assistant Public Defender, for petitioner. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Stephen D. Ake, Attorney Manager Assistant Attorney General (Tampa), for respondent. Before LINDSEY, MILLER, and REBULL, JJ. PER CURIAM. Denied. See Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.203(c)(2) (providing that the court “must appoint an expert chosen by the state attorney if the state attorney so requests” for the purpose of examining the defendant); Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.203(c)(5) (“If the defendant refuses to be examined or fully cooperate with the court appointed experts or the state’s expert . . .”); see also State v. Zapetis, 629 So. 2d 861, 861–62 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993); Dillbeck v. State, 643 So. 2d 1027, 1030 (Fla. 1994); State v. Hickson, 630 So. 2d 172, 176 (Fla. 1993).