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SCOTT v. STATE

No. 76-1718.

345 So.2d 414 (1977)

James Robert SCOTT, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 4, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Belz, Florida Legal Services, Inc., Prison Project, Gainesville, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

GRIMES, Judge.

The issue presented by this case is whether the rule of Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), which gives an accused the constitutional right to represent himself should be given retroactive application.

Appellant was charged with robbery and kidnapping. Prior to trial, he filed a pro se motion to dismiss his appointed public defender in order to defend himself. The...

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