Legal Opinion

Rinaldo v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 10, 2003No. Nos. 4D03-1292, 4D03-3525Published

1Per curiam

The court sua sponte redesignates the appeal of the denial of appellant’s pretrial motion to receive “unfettered assistance” of counsel while acting pro se as a petition for writ of certiorari and denies the same. See Logan v. State, 846 So.2d 472, 474-75 (Fla.2003) (recognizing a defendant has no constitutional right “to partially represent himself and, at the same time, be partially represented by counsel”); Brooks v. State, 703 So.2d 504, 505 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997) (noting defendant has no constitutional right to combine right of self-representation with right to assistance of counsel).

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Logan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  3. Gibson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1877
  4. Brooks v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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