Legal Opinion

In the Interest of D. C. T.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 10, 1977No. 76-1452Published

1Per curiam

Upon review and due consideration we are of the opinion that the record on appeal does not adequately reflect that defendant was made fully aware of his constitutional right to be represented by counsel nor does the record adequately reflect a knowing and intelligent waiver of such right. In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1, 87 S.Ct. 1428, 18 L.Ed.2d 527 (1967); Johnson v. Zerbst, 304 U.S. 458, 58 S.Ct. 1019, 82 L.Ed. 1461 (1938); Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 *688L.Ed.2d 562 (1975); United States v. Garcia, 517 F.2d 272 (5th Cir. 1975); Commonwealth v. Tyler, 468 Pa. 193, 360 A.2d…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  5. Commonwealth v. TylerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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