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SHEFFIELD v. STATE

No. 96-00420.

697 So.2d 894 (1997)

Lillian SHEFFIELD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 9, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow and Richard J. Sanders, Assistant Public Defender, Clearwater, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee and John M. Klawikofsky, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

FRANK, Acting Chief Judge.

Lillian Sheffield, who was convicted of third degree felony murder, asserts that the trial court foreclosed her Sixth Amendment right to counsel when she was instructed not to discuss her testimony with her attorney during an overnight recess between her direct and cross-examinations. Ms. Sheffield correctly points out that the Supreme Court has held that an order forbidding discussions between attorney and client during an overnight recess...

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