Davis v. State

LEVY, Judge.

Defendant appeals his convictions on the ground that the trial court failed to inquire into the potential conflict involving defendant’s counsel. We disagree with defendant’s argument on appeal that the trial court’s failure to inquire into the conflict involving defense counsel requires automatic reversal. Defendant relies on Thomas v. State, 785 So.2d 626 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001) and Lee v. State, 690 So.2d 664 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997) to support his argument. However, this argument was specifically dismissed by the Supreme Court of the United States in Mickens wherein the Court explained:

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