Legal Opinion

Costello v. Carlisle

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 6, 1982No. AF-488PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

413 So.2d 834 (1982)

Michael V. COSTELLO, Petitioner,

v.

Wayne M. CARLISLE, Respondent.

No. AF-488.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

May 6, 1982.

Michael V. Costello, petitioner, pro se.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

2Per curiam

This cause arose as a petition for writ of mandamus to compel the trial judge to grant petitioner's motion to discharge court-appointed counsel and to proceed pro se. We issue the writ.

Petitioner, an inmate being held in close custody at Florida State Prison, is the subject of a three-count information charging him…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Goode v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  3. Lawrence S. Bittaker v. J. J. EnomotoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  4. State v. CappettaSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
  5. State Ex Rel. Brown v. DewellSupreme Court of Florida · 1936

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4Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. SheppardWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  2. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Keene v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. Hughes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  5. Kimble v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

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