CAPPETTA v. STATE

No. 1259.

204 So.2d 913 (1967)

Nicholas CAPPETTA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian T. Hayes, of Parkhurst & Hayes, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., Vero Beach, for appellee.


CROSS, Judge.

The defendant-appellant, Nicholas Cappetta, was charged by information with the crime of escape, tried before the court after having waived trial by jury, adjudged guilty, and sentenced to five years in the state prison. It is from this judgment and sentence that the defendant appeals.

Defendant's primary point raises the contention that the trial court erred in denying his motion to conduct his defense in person without the assistance of counsel...

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