Taylor v. State

William Nathaniel Taylor appeals his convictions and sentences for aggravated battery and resisting arrest without violence. Taylor argues the trial court reversibly erred when, believing it could not appoint standby counsel, it forced him to be represented at trial by appointed counsel despite finding he had knowingly and voluntarily waived counsel and had unequivocally asserted his right to self-representation. We agree, and the State properly concedes that the trial court erred. See Behr v. Bell, 646 So.2d 837, 837 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (“After Faretta [v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct.…