McCARTHY v. STATE

No. 98-1603.

731 So.2d 778 (1999)

Detric McCARTHY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Allen J. DeWeese, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant Detric McCarthy discharged his court appointed lawyer and represented himself in the proceedings below. A jury found him guilty of robbery with a firearm. He now contends that the trial court failed to follow the required procedures that apply when a defendant seeks to represent himself. We affirm.

Approximately two weeks before trial, on March 20, 1998, McCarthy requested that his court appointed attorney be discharged and that he be...

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