CHARLES R. BOWLING, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By

• Davis v. State, 10 So. 3d 176 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009)
  …2001 charges. There is authority for excusing noncompliance with Faretta where a defendant has proven himself sufficiently sophisticated in his knowledge of the courts and the law that a formal Faretta inquiry was not required. See Morgan v. State, 991 So. 2d 984, 988 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). This is clearly the exception and not the rule. In Waterhouse v. State, 596 So. 2d 1008, 1014 (Fla.1992), the court excused the lack of a formal Faretta hearing when the trial judge warned defendant on numerous occasions of…
• Cravelyn Hooker v. State, 152 So. 3d 799 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014)
  …L.Ed.2d 378 (1981). “Whether this standard is met in a given case is a fact-specific determination which must take into account all of the surrounding circumstances, including the background, experience and conduct of the accused.” Morgan v. State, 991 So. 2d 984, 987 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (citing Edwards, 451 U.S. at 482, 101 S.Ct. 1880). In conducting such a hearing, “the trial court is obligated to inquire about the defendant’s age, education, and legal experience” id. at 987, and must warn the defendants…
• Brown v. State, 45 So. 3d 110 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010)
  …nt’s demand for self-representation “turns primarily on an assessment of demeanor and credibility,” such that “its decision is entitled to great weight and will be affirmed on review; if supported by competent substantial evidence.” Morgan v. State, 991 So. 2d 984, 987 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008) (quoting Potts v. State, 718 So. 2d 757, 759 (Fla.1998)). In Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806, 819-20, 95 S.Ct. 2525, 45 L.Ed.2d 562 (1975), the Supreme Court recognized the Sixth Amendment right to self-representation.…