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McGEE v. STATE

No. 2D01-1696.

835 So.2d 404 (2003)

Richard McGEE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

January 31, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard McGee, pro se.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah F. Hogge, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

KELLY, Judge.

Richard McGee appeals from his judgment and sentence for aggravated battery. He argues, and the State concedes, that the trial court erred in failing to conduct a proper Faretta1 inquiry before denying McGee's request to represent himself. We agree that the trial court erroneously focused its inquiry on whether McGee possessed the skill to represent himself rather than on whether his decision to waive counsel was knowing...

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