Wiltz v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
NATHAN, Judge.
The defendant appeals his conviction of robbery and sentence thereon following trial by jury. His sole point on appeal is that he was deprived of his constitutional right to counsel.
*1222The record reflects that the public defender was appointed as counsel to represent defendant. At the time of trial, the defendant requested the court to appoint another lawyer to represent him alleging that counsel told him that his case could not be won. This the court denied, whereupon defendant requested a continuance so that he might represent himself. The court inquired into the education of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hammond v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
3Cited by2 opinions
- Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
- Jackson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985