Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 25, 1984No. AO-388, AP-96PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

444 So.2d 542 (1984)

Charles Elton SMITH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Nos. AO-388, AP-96.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

January 25, 1984.

Michael Allen, Public Defender, and Douglas Brinkmeyer, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Richard Patterson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

NIMMONS, Judge.

This case involves the trial court's discharge, at the defendant's request, of his court-appointed attorney resulting in the defendant's representation of himself at trial on charges of attempted armed robbery (with firearm). We reverse on the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Adams v. United States Ex Rel. McCannSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  4. Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Hardwick v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  2. Johnston v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. Anthony Orazio, Cross-Appellee v. Richard L. Dugger, Robert A. Butterworth, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Kearse v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  5. Bowen v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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