YOUNG
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, REGISTER, ET AL
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A criminal defendant cannot proceed pro se while represented by counsel.
[1] A criminal defendant represented by counsel is not authorized to proceed pro se in habeas corpus proceedings.
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Court's citation to Logan v. State, 846 So. 2d 472, 479 (Fla. 2003)
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FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
No. 1D2026-1122
DOUGLAS JAMES YOUNG, JR.,
Petitioner,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA; TIMOTHY REGISTER; WILLIAM DYER; KENNETH BLAIR DAFFIN; MORGAN MORRELL; JEFFREY W. MOORE; DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES; LARRY BASFORD; TOMMY FORD; QUINCY HENDERSON; HEATHER NORMAN; BRYAN WALSINGHAM; ROBERT CLIFTON; DENNIS ROZIER; FREDDIE FURMAN; S. BARBER; KATIE VINSON; ANDREW EPPLING; SHANE VANN; EUSEBIO TALAMANTICE; MCCASILLE; E. BROGDON; HESTER WILLIAMS,
Respondents.
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus—Original Proceedings.
September 9, 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).
ROBERTS, LONG, and TREADWELL, JJ., concur.