Williams v. State

Williams appeals from his conviction and sentence for robbery.1 He received a sentence of 38 months in prison, followed by 142 months probation. We affirm his conviction, but remand for resentencing.

First, Williams argues the trial court erred in failing to conduct a Nelson2 hearing on his pro se motion to discharge his public defender. He asserts that the trial court treated the motion as a nullity because it was filed pro se while Williams was represented by a public defender, contrary to Lewis v. State, 766 So.2d 288 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000) and Graves v. State, 642 So.2d 142 (Fla. 4th DCA…