Legal Opinion
Monte v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 5, 2011No. 4D08-1437, 4D08-1461PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCiklin, J.
In this case we explain the need, at each critical stage of criminal proceedings, to offer a pro se litigant court-appointed counsel and the procedures required when there are grounds to question a criminal defendant’s competency to stand trial. We also explore a defendant’s right to self-representation amid concerns of competency-
Frank Monte was charged with two counts of aggravated stalking and one count of violation of a protective injunction. 1 He was tried before a jury on March 10, 2008.
On January 8, 2008, the trial court, on request of defense counsel, appointed an expert to address…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Godinez v. MoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Indiana v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Traylor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- Tingle v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Bernard J. Dougherty v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
- Clifton Brooks v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- Baker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
- Carlos D. Cotton v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
- Kendrick Silver v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
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