Legal Opinion

Hammond v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 14, 1972No. 70-313PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALDEN, Judge.

Upon conviction upon various criminal charges, defendant appeals. We affirm. Only one of his points merits discussion, the others being palpably without merit.

Defendant says that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel and his Fourteenth Amendment right to due process by having no defense counsel.

The record reflects that the public defender was appointed to represent defendant and thereafter was discharged upon defendant’s own motion, he then indicating that he wished to have other counsel of his choice substituted in the stead of the public defender at the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Thomas Lorenzo Williams v. Dr. George Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  2. Wilder v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
  3. State v. CappettaSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
  4. Donald v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
  5. Brooks v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Behr v. BellSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  2. Behr v. BellDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. Scott v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  4. Wiltz v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
  5. Ehn v. SmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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