WILLIAM FORREST MORGAN
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA

Fla. 1st DCA | 2022-09-28
No. 22-0935
Florida District Court of Appeal, First District (2022)

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Holding

A criminal defendant generally cannot proceed pro se while represented by counsel.


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[1] A criminal defendant represented by counsel is generally prohibited from proceeding pro se simultaneously in the same matter.

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Facts & Procedural History

William Forrest Morgan, while represented by counsel, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pro se.…

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Opinion of the Court

September 28, 2022 PER CURIAM.

The Court dismisses the petition for writ of habeas corpus as unauthorized. See Logan v. State, 846 So. 2d 472 (Fla. 2003) (holding that, generally, a criminal defendant cannot proceed pro se while represented by counsel). KELSEY, JAY, and M.K. THOMAS, JJ., concur. _____________________________ Not final until disposition of any timely and authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or 9.331.

_____________________________ William Forrest Morgan, pro se, Petitioner. Ashley Moody, Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Respondent.


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