MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 2D05-4660.

943 So.2d 984 (2006)

Darrell W. MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Judith Ellis, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and John M. Klawikofsky, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


CASANUEVA, Judge.

Darrell W. Matthews appeals from the trial court's order revoking his probation. His first contention is that the court should have ordered a Nelson hearing1 when he expressed dissatisfaction with his counsel. We reject this argument because it is clear that Mr. Matthews articulated only generalized unhappiness with his attorney and never requested that his appointed counsel be discharged for specific acts of incompetence...

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