STERMER v. STATE

No. 92-786.

609 So.2d 80 (1992)

Harrison Wayne STERMER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

November 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Stepakoff, Tampa, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Anthony J. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee, State of Fla.


DAUKSCH, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order finding appellant guilty of contempt. We agree with appellant that the order must be reversed because the trial court did not conduct an adequate inquiry into appellant's waiver of his right to counsel at the proceeding below. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975).

On February 5, 1992, Vickie Clark filed a petition pursuant to section...

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