Monroe v. State

Defendant, Michael Monroe, appeals his conviction • for second degree murder and robbery based upon a plea of nolo conten-dere tendered subsequent to the denial of his motion to suppress his conviction. The salient facts are as follows:

On April 19, 19771 Monroe was extradited from New York to the Dade County jail on a charge of first degree murder and a preliminary hearing was scheduled. The office of the public defender was appointed to represent Monroe; however, upon examining Monroe’s file, they discovered a possible conflict between representation of Monroe and his co-defendant and on the…