Nelson v. State

754 So. 2d 895, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 4723, 2000 WL 461239
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District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided April 25, 2000·No. No. 1D99-1469·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

In accordance with Nelson v. State, 274 So.2d 256 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973), approved, Hardwick v. State, 521 So.2d 1071 (Fla.), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 871, 109 S.Ct. 185, 102 L.Ed.2d 154 (1988), we reverse the appellant’s conviction and remand this case to the trial court for a new trial because the trial court failed to make the required inquiries following the appellant’s request that his counsel be discharged due to incompetency and that substitute counsel be appointed.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

JOANOS, ALLEN and KAHN, JJ„ CONCUR

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Nelson v. State
274 So. 2d 256 (District Court of Appeal of Florida, 1973)
Hardwick v. State
521 So. 2d 1071 (Supreme Court of Florida, 1988)