JOHN WOODY, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 4th DCA | 1997-08-27
No. 96-1170
WARNER, KLEIN and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.
698 So. 2d 391 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (1997) Positive Treatment
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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

The appellant argues that the trial court failed to conduct a full Nelson inquiry when appellant complained about his trial counsel. See Nelson v. State, 274 So. 2d 256 (Fla. 4th DCA 1973), approved, Hardwick v. State, 521 So. 2d 1071 (Fla.1988). No inquiry was needed, however, since appellant did not complain that his counsel was incompetent, only that he was displeased with his trial preparation. See Gudinas v. State, 693 So. 2d 953 (Fla.1997); Moultrie v. State, 679 So. 2d 25 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996).

Affirmed.

WARNER, KLEIN and SHAHOOD, JJ., concur.


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