HOOKER v. STATE

No. 4D13-1044.

152 So.3d 799 (2014)

Cravelyn HOOKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 10, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Richard B. Greene , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Angela E. Noble , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The circuit court denied a defendant's unequivocal request to represent himself because he was not "qualified" to do so by his "training, education, and experience." This ruling violated the defendant's right to self-representation under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed...

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