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Tucker v. State

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA
Oct 31, 2018
256 So. 3d 255 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018)

Opinion

No. 1D17-0752

10-31-2018

Richard Price TUCKER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Jasmine Russell, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Kaitlin Weiss, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


Andy Thomas, Public Defender, and Jasmine Russell, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and Kaitlin Weiss, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Per Curiam.Appellant challenges the trial court's order revoking his probation. Appellant argues that the trial court failed to hold a proper Faretta inquiry after appellant made an unequivocal request to represent himself. The State concedes that reversible error occurred. We agree. Williams v. State , 163 So.3d 740, 741 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015) ; see also Cuyler v. State , 131 So.3d 827, 828 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) (holding a defendant who chooses to proceed pro se must be offered the assistance of counsel at every critical stage of a criminal proceeding, including the sentencing hearing).

Accordingly, we REVERSEappellant's judgment and sentence and REMANDfor a new revocation of probation hearing with instructions for the trial court to conduct a proper Faretta inquiry at every critical stage of the proceeding if appellant chooses to represent himself.

Wolf, Lewis, and Rowe, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Tucker v. State

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA
Oct 31, 2018
256 So. 3d 255 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018)
Case details for

Tucker v. State

Case Details

Full title:RICHARD PRICE TUCKER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.

Court:FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA

Date published: Oct 31, 2018

Citations

256 So. 3d 255 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2018)