Greenwood v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
ON REMAND FROM THE SUPREME COURT
2Per curiam
We affirm appellant’s conviction and sentence, finding that the trial court did not err in failing to conduct a proper Nelson1 inquiry because appellant neither made an unequivocal request to discharge the court appointed counsel, nor stated that ineompetency was the basis for his unhappiness with counsel. See Woody v. State, 698 So.2d 391, 391 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997). Moreover, appellant proceeded to trial with his counsel and made no attempt to dismiss him or request self-representation. See Davis v. State, 703 So.2d 1055, 1058-59 (Fla.1997), cert. denied, 524…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Hardwick v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Mays v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
- Watts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
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4Cited by1 opinion
- Tramontano v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001