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Foster v. State

Citations

  • 704 So. 2d 169
  • 1997 WL 770523

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  • explaining that Sixth Amendment rights cannot be used in bad faith or to delay or subvert proceedings
  • explaining that an error in denying the defendant the right to be represented by private counsel of his choice is prejudicial per se since the defendant's desired attorney is precluded from taking any action in the case
  • explaining that an error in denying the defendant the right to be represented by private counsel of his choice is prejudicial per se since the defendant's desired attorney is precluded from taking any action in the case
  • reversing and remanding for new trial when the trial court denied defendant’s pretrial motion to switch attorneys, despite the fact that the defendant could not demonstrate he suffered any harm by his court-appointed counsel’s representation
  • request for private counsel made before jury selection and where private counsel had already been retained and was willing to step in quickly

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Judges: Stevenson

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