SMITH v. STATE

Nos. AO-388, AP-96.

444 So.2d 542 (1984)

Charles Elton SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 25, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Richard Patterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


NIMMONS, Judge.

This case involves the trial court's discharge, at the defendant's request, of his court-appointed attorney resulting in the defendant's representation of himself at trial on charges of attempted armed robbery (with firearm). We reverse on the grounds that the trial court did not make the requisite inquiry regarding self-representation by the defendant.

At arraignment on September 13, 1982, the defendant expressed displeasure with the representation...

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