EDUARDO BUSCA AND FLOR D. BUSCA, APPELLANTS,

v.

ALL SEASONS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., APPELLEE

Citator

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• Howard v. State, 147 So. 3d 1040 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014)
  …ng, “Faretta and [rule 3.111] require that the trial court make a sufficient record indicating ‘how the defendant’s background, including his age, mental status, and education, affects his competency to waive his right to counsel.’ ” McGee v. State, 983 So. 2d 1212, 1215 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008) (quoting Flowers v. State, 976 So. 2d 665, 666 (Fla. 1st DCA 2008)). The court put no such findings on the record.’ The circumstances in this case are decidedly different from those in Neal v. State, 142 So. 3d 883 (Fla. 1…
• Lindsey v. State, 69 So. 3d 363 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011)
  …self-representation, he or she must still be made aware of the dangers and disadvantages of self-representation so that the record will establish the defendant made the choice with open eyes. Faretta, 422 U.S. at 835, 95 S.Ct. 2525; McGee v. State, 983 So. 2d 1212, 1214 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008). In the present case after the Nelson inquiry the trial court attempted in a very meaningful way to inform Mr. Lindsey that it would be a mistake for him to represent himself. After exploring Mr. Lindsey’s courtroom inexpe…
• ALL Seasons Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Busca, 8 So. 3d 434 (Fla. 3d DCA 2009)
  …Busca, 985 So. 2d 1143 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)(reversing summary judgment for plaintiffs), the trial court appointed a receiver for the association, apparently in order to conduct that process more efficiently. See also Busca v. All Seasons Condo. Ass’n, 983 So. 2d 1212 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008)(affirming denial of motion for receiver). The association appeals and we reverse with directions to vacate the order because there is simply no cognizable basis for such an appointment in such a case. Akers v. Corbett, 138 Fla. 73…