HUGHES v. STATE

No. 95-2168.

686 So.2d 710 (1996)

Arthur Lee HUGHES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied February 13, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Glen P. Gifford, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Stephen R. White, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


ALLEN, Judge.

The appellant challenges his convictions and sentences for first degree murder, armed burglary and armed robbery. Although we affirm, we write to address the appellant's assertion that the trial court erred in denying his unequivocal request to represent himself.

Prior to trial, the appellant filed several pro se motions in an attempt to dismiss his court-appointed counsel and pursue a discharge on the basis of the speedy trial rule. In response...

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