MARTIN v. STATE

No. AP-47.

434 So.2d 979 (1983)

Kenneth James MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Allen, Public Defender, and Carl S. McGinnes, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


NIMMONS, Judge.

Defendant Martin appeals from his conviction of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He complains that his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated by reason of inadequate inquiry by the trial judge regarding Martin's waiver of his right to counsel. We disagree and affirm.

Prior to trial, Martin had been represented by the public defender. On the morning of the scheduled trial and after...

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