WELLS v. STATE

No. 76-2349.

358 So.2d 1113 (1978)

David James WELLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Jerry L. Schwarz, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Benedict P. Kuehne, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


POULTON, TIMOTHY P., Associate Judge.

In 1958 when the author of this opinion joined the clamor for reform (see 11 U.Fla. L.Rev. 220), an indigent non-capital felony defendant did not have the right to a free attorney. How far we have come in twenty years. The question now is whether we have come far enough.

The sole issue in this case is whether an indigent defendant who has rejected the services of the public defender and chooses to represent himself is...

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