COSTELLO v. STATE

No. 39995.

260 So.2d 198 (1972)

Michael Vincent COSTELLO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tobias Simon, Miami, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Attorney General, and Ronald W. Sabo, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


ERVIN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a death sentence imposed by a circuit court judge after the defendant, Costello, entered a plea of guilty generally to murder. He was represented by two court-appointed attorneys during the proceedings before the judge, and they initiated this appeal. Costello subsequently filed a motion to dismiss these lawyers; it was granted by this Court. He later requested that he be represented by the counsel above named, which was granted...

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