Legal Opinion

Greenwood v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 20, 2000No. 4D97-2666PublishedCited by 1 opinion

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

  1. Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
  2. Hardwick v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. Mays v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  4. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  5. Watts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992

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4Cited by1 opinion

  1. Tramontano v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001

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