CRUSE v. STATE

No. 88-2307.

538 So.2d 954 (1989)

William Bryan CRUSE, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

February 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton J. Green, Cocoa Beach, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Kellie A. Nielan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for respondent.


DANIEL, Judge.

Defendant William Cruse, Jr., refused to obtain counsel when he was arrested and charged with six counts of first-degree murder, 28 counts of attempted first-degree murder, and two counts of kidnapping. Accordingly, the trial court appointed the public defender to represent him. However, shortly after the appointment was made, the public defender moved to withdraw, contending that the defendant was not indigent and therefore could not be represented...

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