LEAH MELISSA GIBSON
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A criminal defendant cannot proceed pro se while represented by counsel.
[1] A criminal defendant represented by counsel is generally prohibited from proceeding pro se in appellate proceedings.
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Logan v. State, 846 So. 2d 472, 479 (Fla. 2003)
Gibson filed a petition for writ of prohibition in the First District Court of Appeal while represented by counsel.…
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
LEAH MELISSA GIBSON, Petitioner,
V.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.
No. 1D2026-1274
Petition for Writ of Prohibition—Original Proceedings.
August 19, 2026
PER CURIAM.
DISMISSED as unauthorized. See Logan v. State, 846 So. 2d 472, 479 (Fla. 2003) (holding that generally, a criminal defendant cannot proceed pro se while represented by counsel).
ROWE, KELSEY, and WINOKUR, JJ., concur.