Jackson v. State

SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

None of the points raised on this appeal from a conviction for aggravated battery (with a machete) after a jury trial presents reversible error. Discussing the most significant ones, which each stem from the indigent defendant’s self-representation at trial:

1. Although the attempted Faret-ta 1 inquiries may not have passed legal muster, see Tennis v. State, 997 So.2d 375 (Fla.2008); Austin v. State, 995 So.2d 1174 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008), the trial court did not err in requiring Jackson to proceed without counsel. This is because his recalcitrance, antagonism and even…