Chambers v. State

This is an appeal from a summary denial, without a hearing, of appellant’s motion filed pursuant to Rule 3.850, R.Cr.P., in which he claims ineffective assistance of counsel.

The principal grounds relied upon the motion are that on May 20, 1974 appellant, charged with four felonies in a four-count information, appeared without counsel for trial thereon. Appellant had previously been represented by two different private attorneys each of whom had extracted a fee and then filed withdrawals. On that day, upon a showing of indigency, the public defender was appointed and immediately announced he…