Roque v. State

PIERCE, Chief Judge.

Appellant Billy Roque appeals to this Court from a judgment of conviction entered against him in the Hillsborough County Criminal Court of Record after a trial and adverse verdict in a prosecution for possession of heroin.

The sole question involved on this appeal is Roque’s contention that the trial Court was in error in proceeding to trial with the Court-appointed Public Defender representing Roque. The unusual circumstances of the case leading up to the actual trial give rise to such contention, although the point lacks merit in the light of such facts.

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