Cruz v. State
Cruz v. State
Opinion of the Court
William Cruz appeals his conviction and sentence for attempted second degree murder. We reverse the conviction on each of two independently-sufficient grounds. First, the attempted voluntary manslaughter instruction, as given to the jury, violates the holding in State v. Montgomery, 39 So.3d 252 (Fla. 2010).
Second, we find that Cruz’s second demand to represent himself was unequivocally made, necessitating a Faretta
Reversed and remanded.
. Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975).
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