GRIFFIN v. STATE

No. 89-2054.

565 So.2d 918 (1990)

James E. GRIFFIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

August 30, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Lyle Hitchens, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Nancy Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.


HARRIS, Judge.

James Griffin appeals his conviction of unlawful possession of contraband (a steak knife wrapped in a towel in his locker) while he was incarcerated at Marion Correctional Institution. He claims the trial court erred in "forcing legal counsel on appellant rather than determining if appellant was able to adequately represent himself." The issue on appeal seems contradictory to the issue before the trial judge, but we nevertheless find no error and affirm...

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