JAMES v. STATE

No. 82-1211.

428 So.2d 706 (1983)

Douglas L. JAMES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied March 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, Bartow, and Deborah A. Adamson, Asst. Public Defender, Tampa, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


BOARDMAN, Acting Chief Judge.

Douglas L. James appeals his convictions and sentences on the ground that he did not voluntarily and intelligently waive his right to counsel at his trial or at sentencing. We affirm the convictions but reverse the sentences.

Although appellant contends that the trial court's inquiry as to his ability to adequately represent himself at trial was insufficient, we conclude that the substantial evidence before the trial court was...

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