Legal Opinion
Wade v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 17, 2010No. 4D08-3768PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWarner, J.
When appellant Cephus Wade appeared for trial on various criminal charges, he sought to discharge his lawyer and represent himself. After appropriate inquiries by the court, including the court’s admonition that it would not grant a continuance if Wade decided to represent himself, appellant discharged the lawyer and then asked for a continuance to prepare for trial. The court denied the request, and appellant represented himself through the trial, which concluded in a jury finding appellant guilty of the charged crimes.
He now appeals, claiming that the court erred in denying his motion for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- United States v. Terry Ray UptainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Earl Edward Gandy v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Billy Sunday Birt v. Charles N. Montgomery, Warden, Georgia State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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