Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 1, 1976No. 76-244PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

337 So.2d 846 (1976)

Leroy WILLIAMS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 76-244.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 1, 1976.

Rehearing Denied October 20, 1976.

Leonard Holton, of Hoffer & Sheffey, P.A., Zephyrhills, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

GRIMES, Judge.

Appellant appeals his conviction for escape on the ground that he was unconstitutionally denied his right to defend himself at the trial.

Following the filing of the information, the court appointed private counsel to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. State v. CappettaSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
  3. McCain v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Lizarríbar v. Martínez GelpíSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1988
  2. Sheppard v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  3. Ervin James Horton v. Richard L. Dugger, T.L. BartonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Mitchell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  5. Ausby v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978

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