SMITH v. STATE

No. 88-1577.

549 So.2d 1147 (1989)

Curtis Eugene SMITH, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

October 10, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Peggy Fisher, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Julie S. Thornton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before NESBITT, COPE and GERSTEN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The defendant was convicted of grand theft, second-degree, and sentenced to five years imprisonment. Because we cannot conclude from the record that the defendant knowingly and understandingly waived his right to counsel, we reverse.

The trial judge asked the defendant a number of questions pertaining to his education and life experience. The defendant related that he had successfully represented himself on several previous occasions. This exchange...

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