Legal Opinion
Gibson v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 8, 1999No. 97-05394PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
NORTHCUTT, Judge.
The circuit court found that Katrine Gibson violated her probation by moving from her approved residence without permission. At the revocation hearing, the court told her that if she wanted a lawyer and couldn’t afford one, it would appoint one. Gibson declined, stating she would take care of the matter on her own without a lawyer. She now challenges the revocation of her probation on the ground that the court did not conduct a proper Faret-ta 1 inquiry and that her waiver of counsel was not knowing and intelligent. We agree and reverse.
As our supreme court noted in State v.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Garrett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- State v. HicksSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
3Cited by1 opinion
- Grimsley v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002