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LEWIS v. STATE

No. 4D99-1198.

766 So.2d 288 (2000)

Frazier LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 16, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Karen E. Ehrlich, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

STEVENSON, J.

Frazier Lewis appeals his convictions for resisting arrest with violence, resisting an officer without violence, and possession of cocaine, arguing that the trial court erred in striking his pro se motion to discharge his court-appointed lawyer and in failing to conduct a Faretta1 inquiry. We find merit in Lewis' claim and reverse.

A public defender was appointed to represent Lewis at trial. Thereafter, Lewis...

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