Legal Opinion
Stermer v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 20, 1992No. 92-786PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAUKSCH, Judge.
This is an appeal from an order finding appellant guilty of contempt. We agree with appellant that the order must be reversed because the trial court did not conduct an adequate inquiry into appellant’s waiver of his right to counsel at the proceeding below. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975).
On February 5, 1992, Vickie Clark filed a petition pursuant to section 784.046, Florida Statutes (1991) against appellant and a temporary injunction was served on him. After a hearing, the trial court entered an order continuing the injunction for one…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Scott v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cole v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
- Hadden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994