ROQUE v. STATE

No. 70-239.

249 So.2d 712 (1971)

Billy ROQUE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied July 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter R. Talley, Public Defender, and D. Turner Matthews, Asst. Public Defender, Bradenton, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and P.A. Pacyna, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lakeland, for appellee.


PIERCE, Chief Judge.

Appellant Billy Roque appeals to this Court from a judgment of conviction entered against him in the Hillsborough County Criminal Court of Record after a trial and adverse verdict in a prosecution for possession of heroin.

The sole question involved on this appeal is Roque's contention that the trial Court was in error in proceeding to trial with the Court-appointed Public Defender representing Roque. The unusual circumstances of the case...

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