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KEENE v. STATE

Nos. AE-473, AE-488.

420 So.2d 908 (1982)

Smiley Vincent KEENE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 21, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Allen, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

ERVIN, Judge.

Keene contends in these consolidated appeals that the lower court erred in forcing him to proceed to trial pro se when there is no unequivocal rejection of counsel. We agree with the contention raised, reverse the convictions and remand the cases for new trials.

At arraignment, the trial court declared appellant indigent and appointed the public defender to represent him. Kenneth T. Connor of the Public Defender's Office was assigned to handle...

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