BELTON v. STATE

No. 37662.

217 So.2d 97 (1968)

Samuel R. BELTON, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 17, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Koeppel, Public Defender and Herbert M. Klein, Asst. Public Defender, for petitioner.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


THORNAL, Justice.

We have for review a decision of a district court of appeal which passed upon a question certified to be of great public interest. Fla. Const. art. V, § 4, F.S.A.; Belton v. State, 211 So.2d 238, 239 (3d Dist.Ct.App.Fla. 1968).

We must decide whether error occurs when a trial judge fails to appoint separate counsel for jointly tried indigent co-defendants in the absence of a demand therefor and without...

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