SMITH v. STATE

No. 2D00-104.

787 So.2d 902 (2001)

William SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

May 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, Bartow, and Richard P. Albertine, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Helene S. Parnes, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


DAVIS, Judge.

William Smith challenges his conviction for grand theft in the third degree. While we find no merit in three of Smith's four issues, we reverse due to the trial court's failure to renew the offer of assistance of counsel to Smith at critical stages of the proceedings.

The record reveals that on June 25, 1999, Smith appeared for arraignment. The trial court asked Smith if he intended to retain counsel, and Smith replied that he did not. A public...

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