Lawson v. State

Given appellant’s general, unspecific complaints about his trial attorney, we find that the trial court’s inquiry into the situation was adequate under Nelson v. State, 274 So.2d 256 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973). See Branch v. State, 685 So.2d 1250 (Fla.1996); Lowe v. State, 650 So.2d 969 (Fla.1994).

The kidnapping conviction was supported by the evidence, under the parameters of Faison v. State, 426 So.2d 963, 966 (Fla.1983). The defendant tied the victim’s hands behind her back with the cord from an iron. Then he shoved her into another room, where two sexual batteries occurred. After the incident,…