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Maxwell v. State

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  • 892 So. 2d 1100
  • 2004 WL 2481317

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  • explaining that court’s preliminary inquiry under Nelson must ascertain whether the defendant unequivocally seeks discharge of counsel and the reasons therefor
  • “The failure to conduct an appropriate Nelson inquiry is a structural defect in the trial requiring reversal as per se error.”
  • “The failure to conduct an appropriate Nelson inquiry is a structural defect in the trial requiring reversal as per se error.”
  • “The preliminary inquiry is the crucial step in the procedure that determines what other procedures, if any, a court must follow in order to adequately protect a defendant’s constitutional rights.”
  • \The first step in the procedure is the preliminary Nelson inquiry in which the court ascertains whether the defendant unequivocally requests court-appointed counsel's discharge and the court asks the reason for the request.\
  • “The first step in the procedure is the preliminary Nelson inqui ry in which the court ascertains whether the defendant unequivocally requests court-appointed counsel’s discharge and the court asks the reason for the request.”

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Judges: Wallace

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