Legal Opinion

Tucker v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 31, 2018No. 1D17-0752Published

1Per curiam

*256Appellant challenges the trial court's order revoking his probation. Appellant argues that the trial court failed to hold a proper Faretta inquiry after appellant made an unequivocal request to represent himself. The State concedes that reversible error occurred. We agree. Williams v. State , 163 So.3d 740, 741 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) ; see also Cuyler v. State , 131 So.3d 827, 828 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) (holding a defendant who chooses to proceed pro se must be offered the assistance of counsel at every critical stage of a criminal proceeding, including the sentencing hearing).

Accordingly, we…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cuyler v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  2. David Antonio Williams v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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