Downs v. State

MILLS, Judge.

In this appeal from his conviction for grand theft, Section 812.014, Florida Statutes (1981), Downs contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to suppress, in denying him his constitutional right to represent himself, and in allowing certain testimony by one of the State’s witnesses. We disagree and affirm.

The record shows that on 11 September 1981, Thomas Fawley was hitchhiking along Interstate 10 in Washington County en route to Jacksonville. With him he carried two suitcases, one containing his clothing and the other containing a set of tools that he used in his…