MONFISTON v. STATE

No. 4D04-836.

924 So.2d 61 (2006)

Franklin MONFISTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Opinion Granting Rehearing April 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Susan D. Cline, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Melanie Dale Surber, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


WARNER, J.

Appellant, Franklin "Frankie" Monfiston, challenges his conviction of attempted voluntary manslaughter. He raises three issues: (1) whether the court erred in denying his motion to suppress; (2) whether the court erred in admitting hearsay evidence as an excited utterance; and (3) whether the court failed to conduct a Faretta1 inquiry when appellant requested to represent himself. We affirm as to all issues, remanding...

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