REID v. STATE

No. 2D01-721.

826 So.2d 414 (2002)

Kenneth L. REID, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Allyn A. Giambalvo, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

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


NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Kenneth Reid, convicted of robbery, claims entitlement to a new trial because the circuit court failed to conduct a Nelson1 hearing after he filed a motion to discharge his counsel. We agree.

On December 1, 2000, Reid filed a request to remove his public defender, stating that he wasn't "in compliance with the duty of a court-appointed attorney.... He has failed to adhere to rule of professional conduct...

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