THOMAS v. STATE

No. 5D03-1193.

867 So.2d 1235 (2004)

Derrick Dewon THOMAS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

March 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Kevin R. Holtz, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Angela D. McCravy, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.


MONACO, J.

The sole issue presented for our determination in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying the appellant his right to self-representation. We conclude that as the appellant failed to make an unequivocal request to represent himself, and as the potential for trial disruption was great if he had been permitted to self-represent, the trial court acted properly, given the difficult circumstances of this case.

The appellant, Derrick Dewon...

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