Daontae Terrell Scott v. State of Florida

Appellant, the defendant below, represented himself in two criminal cases that were tried on the same day in separate bench trials. On appeal, he contends that the trial court erred by failing to renew the offer of counsel before the start of the second trial. We disagree and affirm for the reasons that follow. 1

Appellant was charged with multiple criminal offenses arising' out of separate incidents involving his sister (“the 2014 case”) and his girlfriend (“the 2015 case”). The cases were not consolidated, but they were considered together at a final pretrial hearing held on April 1, 2016.…