JONES v. STATE

No. 4D18-656.

271 So.3d 1042 (2019)

Franklin P. JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

May 29, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout , Public Defender, and Claire Victoria Madill , Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Ashley B. Moody , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Georgina Jimenez-Orosa , Senior Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


The issue presented for our review is whether the trial court made findings sufficient to demonstrate that the defendant's constitutional right to retaining the counsel of his choice was not arbitrarily denied. We find that where appellant was transported to the county just five days before trial, appellant became aware of that trial...

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