Legal Opinion
Keene v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 21, 1982No. AE-473, AE-488PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
420 So.2d 908 (1982)
Smiley Vincent KEENE, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Nos. AE-473, AE-488.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
October 21, 1982.
Michael Allen, Public Defender, and P. Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
ERVIN, Judge.
Keene contends in these consolidated appeals that the lower court erred in forcing him to proceed to trial pro se when there is no unequivocal rejection of counsel. We agree with the contention raised, reverse the convictions and remand the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- United States v. Richard MontgomeryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by22 opinions
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