JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 1D01-2675.

824 So.2d 297 (2002)

Freddie JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Daniels, Public Defender, and Paula S. Saunders, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Kenneth D. Pratt, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant in this direct criminal appeal challenges the sufficiency of the trial court's Faretta inquiry when it permitted him to waive his court-appointed counsel and proceed pro se at sentencing. Once a criminal defendant unequivocally exercises his Sixth Amendment right to waive court-appointed counsel and chooses to represent himself, the trial court must conduct an inquiry to determine whether...

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