TOUSSAINT v. STATE

No. 94-3308.

677 So.2d 853 (1995)

Moses TOUSSAINT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

December 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Chet Kaufman, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Patrick Martin, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Moses Toussaint challenges his conviction for armed robbery, arguing that the trial court erred in allowing appellant to represent himself at trial without conducting an adequate Faretta1 inquiry into his waiver of counsel. Under Faretta and its progeny, the trial court is required to make an inquiry on the record which should include evidence of the defendant's age, mental status, education, and experience; the...

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