TAYLOR v. STATE

No. 4D02-1757.

848 So.2d 448 (2003)

Dietayvious TAYLOR, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

July 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Paul E. Petillo, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melynda L. Melear, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

Appellant was convicted of robbery with a firearm and sentenced to life in prison as a prison releasee reoffender. He argues that the trial court erred in not conducting a hearing on the necessity of his being shackled during his trial. We affirm because appellant did not ask for a hearing.

The initial decision to shackle appellant in this case was made by the sheriff, not the court. That was the procedure...

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