WILSON v. STATE

No. 4D01-3853.

820 So.2d 1081 (2002)

Albert WILSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 17, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Margherita Downey, 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.


KLEIN, J.

Appellant was convicted of knowingly selling a controlled substance and possession of cocaine. He argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for continuance so that he could retain counsel of his choice. We affirm.

When appellant's case was called for trial, appellant's public defender requested a continuance, stating that appellant's family had obtained the money to hire private counsel. After observing that the defense had announced...

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