LEE v. STATE

No. 3D03-318.

847 So.2d 1142 (2003)

Jontal R. LEE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

June 25, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jontal R. Lee, in proper person.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, and Andrea D. England, Assistant Attorney General (Fort Lauderdale), for appellee.

Before GERSTEN, and WELLS, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Jontal R. Lee ("defendant") appeals the denial of his motion for post-conviction relief claiming his due process rights were violated when the trial court conducted an evidentiary hearing on his post-conviction motion without appointing counsel. We find no error below and affirm.

There is no automatic right to counsel in post-conviction proceedings, and appointment of post-conviction counsel is a matter solely within the discretion of the trial...

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