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Rios v. State

Citations

  • 696 So. 2d 469
  • 1997 WL 361839

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  • holding that if court-appointed counsel is found, after a proper Nelson inquiry, 2 to be rendering effective assistance and the defendant insists that he still wants to discharge him or her, then a Faretta hearing is in order
  • stating that a proper Nelson inquiry begins with a determination of the reason why the defendant wishes to change attorneys to determine whether the request is based on ineffective assistance
  • reversing based on Nelson where the appellant was not given the opportunity to express a complaint about his counsel’s performance

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Judges: Danahy

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