KEVIN JOHNSON, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Ladson v. State, 829 So. 2d 305 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002)
  …complexity of the issues, which may be substantive or procedural; the need for an evidentiary hearing; and the need for substantial legal research or expert legal knowledge. Williams; Rivero v. State, 796 So. 2d 633 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001); Lee v. State, 801 So. 2d 1022 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). In this case, Ladson was called upon to represent himself in an adversarial hearing. However, the issue was a simple, factual one: before trial was there a five year prison term plea offer made by the prosecution to trial counse…
• Jackson v. State, 908 So. 2d 1183 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005)
  …identiary hearing. We reverse and remand for a new evidentiary hearing because the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to appoint counsel to represent Jackson for the hearing. See Williams v. State, 472 So. 2d 738 (Fla.1985); Lee v. State, 801 So. 2d 1022 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). Both Williams and Lee discuss the four factors that are to be considered by the trial judge in deciding whether counsel should be appointed for postcon-viction proceedings. The need for an evi-dentiary hearing itself implies tha…
• Bynum v. State, 932 So. 2d 361 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006)
  …relief after an evidentiary hearing. We reverse and remand for a new evidentiary hearing because the trial court abused its discretion in denying Bynum’s request for appointed counsel. See Williams v. State, 472 So. 2d 738 (Fla.1985); Lee v. State, 801 So. 2d 1022 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). The record reflects that after the postconviction court ordered a hearing on Bynum’s motion, he submitted a written motion for appointment of counsel stating that he had limited education and little understanding of the law or c…

Authorities Cited

• Sidell v. State, 787 So. 2d 139 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001)