Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2000

Nelson v. State

Nelson v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided April 25, 2000 · Allen, Joanos, Kahn
754 So. 2d 895; 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 4723; 2000 WL 461239 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Nelson v. State

Opinion of the Court

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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