Randall Garrett Phillips v. State of Florida

• Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida
• Decided: October 1, 2025
• Docket: 1D2024-1773
• Status: Published

Opinion

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________

No. 1D2024-1773 _____________________________

RANDALL GARRETT PHILLIPS,

Appellant,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA,

Appellee. _____________________________

On appeal from the Circuit Court for Wakulla County. J. Layne Smith, Judge.

October 1, 2025

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See Kearse v. State, 605 So. 2d 534, 537 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992) (citation omitted) (“Waiver may appear if it is reasonably shown that the defendant has abandoned an initial request for self-representation.”); see also Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.111(d)(3) (requiring an assessment of “the accused’s capacity to make a knowing and intelligent waiver” before a trial court can accept a waiver of counsel from a defendant).

ROWE, BILBREY, and NORDBY, JJ., concur. _____________________________

Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331. _____________________________

Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Kasey Lacey, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

James Uthmeier, Attorney General, and Heather Flanagan Ross, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.