Legal Opinion
Cooper v. State
Circuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida
Decided December 13, 1990No. Case No. 89-0049 AC (A) 02Published
1Opinion of the Court
*37OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Appellant was charged with driving under the influence or unlawful blood alcohol in violation of § 316.193, Fla. Stat. (1987). He pled not guilty and a public defender was appointed. At his next court appearance the public defender explained that Cooper wanted to try the case himself and only have the public defender there as stand by counsel. The trial judge replied, “All right.”
On the day of trial Cooper changed his mind. The public defender asked for a continuance to prepare for trial but the trial court felt that because Cooper’s “change of heart” occurred without…
3Cases cited3 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Drago v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Morgan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987