MADISON v. STATE

No. 1D05-5188.

948 So.2d 975 (2007)

William MADISON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Carl S. McGinnes, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Daniel A. David, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


THOMAS, J.

We are constrained to reverse Appellant's conviction and remand this case for a new trial because the trial court designated Appellant as co-counsel without conducting an inquiry under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), and without advising Appellant of the dangers of self-representation. See Brooks v. State, 703 So.2d 504 (Fla. 1st...

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