Sheppard v. State

I disagree with the majority’s decision to quash the Second District’s decision in Sheppard v. State, 988 So.2d 74 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008), and to recede from the bright-line rule against hybrid representation that this Court set forth in Johnson v. State, 974 So.2d 363 (Fla.2008). Because the Second District properly applied Logan v. State, 846 So.2d 472 (Fla.2003) and Johnson, and I am not persuaded that we should recede from this precedent, I respectfully dissent. I see no justification for appellate courts to enjoy the benefit of this bright-line distinction while removing it from the trial…