Ortiz v. State

On Motion for Rehearing

WARNER, J.

We grant appellee’s motion for rehearing, vacate our prior opinion and substitute the following opinion in its place.

Tamara Ortiz appeals her conviction and sentence for organized fraud of less than $20,000 and driving while license revoked. She claims that the court erred in denying her requests to obtain private counsel and sentencing her as a habitual offender without obtaining a presentence investigation. We hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing her request to discharge her counsel and employ private counsel, where the request…