Brooks v. State

Reynolds Brooks appeals his convictions for armed robbery, kidnapping with a weapon, burglary of an occupied conveyance with a weapon, and unlawful possession of a weapon while engaged in a criminal offense. Brooks argues that the trial court erred in failing to conduct an inquiry concerning his request to discharge his court-appointed counsel. We reverse.

In Hardwick v. State, 521 So.2d 1071 (Fla.), cert denied, — U.S. -, 109 S.Ct. 185, 102 L.Ed.2d 154 (1988), the Florida Supreme Court approved the procedure set forth in Nelson v. State, 274 So.2d 256 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973), to be applied when a…