GANCEDO LUMBER CO., INC., APPELLANT,

v.

TOTALBANK, A FLORIDA BANKING CORPORATION, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (21 total)

• Roberts v. State, 670 So. 2d 1042 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996)
  …So. 2d 863 (Fla.1986). Absent a clear abuse of discretion, a trial court’s denial of a motion to withdraw by counsel should not be disturbed. Weems v. State, 645 So. 2d 1098 (Fla. 4th DCA), review denied, 654 So. 2d 920 (Fla.1984); Sanborn v. State, 474 So. 2d 309 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985) (trial courts are given broad discretion to determine whether motion to withdraw should be granted). Appellant entered a negotiated plea after four days of jury selection. The trial court conducted a detailed plea colloquy twice…
• Weaver v. State, 894 So. 2d 178 (Fla. 2004)
  …sel is subject to review for abuse of discretion. See Weems v. State, 645 So. 2d 1098, 1099 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994) (stating that denial of appointed counsel’s motion to withdraw will not be disturbed absent clear abuse of discretion); Sanborn v. State, 474 So. 2d 309, 314 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985) (same); Anderson v. State, 439 So. 2d 961, 962 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983) (same). A trial court’s discretion to discharge counsel without a request from either counsel or from either party is, however, narrower than the court’s “bro…
• Gill v. State, 632 So. 2d 660 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994)
  …power to decide ’ questions of trial strategy [*662] and tactics ultimately rests with counsel” and “[o]ne such tactical, strategic decision concerns counsel’s determination of what witnesses to call and what evidence to present,” Sanborn v. State, 474 So. 2d 309, 312 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985), counsel’s discretion is not absolute and ineffectiveness may result if crucial witnesses are overlooked. See, e.g., Majewski v. State, 487 So. 2d 32 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986) (failure to call alibi witnesses). An attorney might o…

Authorities Cited

• Resnick Developers S., Inc. v. Clerici, Inc., 340 So. 2d 1194 (Fla. 4th DCA 1976)
• Corry Constr. Co., Inc. v. Hector Constr. Cos., Inc., 363 So. 2d 1125 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978)