Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 4, 1977No. 76-1718PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIMES, Judge.
The issue presented by this case is whether the rule of Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), which gives an accused the constitutional right to represent himself should be given retroactive application.
Appellant was charged with robbery and kidnapping. Prior to trial, he filed a pro se motion to dismiss his appointed public defender in order to defend himself. The motion was denied. Appellant was represented by the public defender during his trial at which he was convicted. He took a direct appeal in which the issue of the denial of self…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- MacKey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Williams v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by4 opinions
- James Robert Scott, Jr. v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- State v. CarneyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
- Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977
- State Of Washington v. William CarneyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013