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SMITH v. STATE

No. 4D06-1136.

956 So.2d 1288 (2007)

Terrell SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 6, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tara A. Finnigan of Tara A. Finnigan, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Thomas A. Palmer, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

STEVENSON, C.J.

Terrell Smith was tried by jury and convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to sell. In this appeal, Smith raises a myriad of issues. We find merit in only one of Smith's claims, the inadequacy of the Faretta1 hearing conducted by the trial court, and reverse on this ground.

Prior to trial, Smith made an unequivocal demand to represent himself, thus triggering an obligation on the part of the trial...

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