ABAUNZA v. STATE

No. 1D07-136.

18 So.3d 609 (2009)

Alvaro ABAUNZA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 11, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Kathleen Stover, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Philip W. Edwards, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


PER CURIAM.

In this criminal case, appellant argues he did not validly waive appointed counsel in favor of self-representation pursuant to Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.111(d)(2)-(3). "Before determining whether the waiver is knowing and intelligent, the court shall advise the defendant of the disadvantages and dangers of self-representation...

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