BURTON v. STATE

No. 90-3160.

596 So.2d 1184 (1992)

John L. BURTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Spiro T. Kypreos, Pensacola, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Suzanne G. Printy, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, defendant below, was convicted of grand theft, after a jury trial; and sentenced to ten years in prison as an habitual violent felony offender. He seeks review of both his conviction and sentence. Because we conclude that the trial court allowed appellant to represent himself at trial without making the inquiries necessary to determine that appellant had knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel, we reverse.

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