TAYLOR
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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A Faretta hearing is unnecessary when a defendant makes an ambiguous statement about self-representation rather than an unequivocal request for self-representation.
[1] A trial court is not required to conduct a Faretta hearing when a defendant makes an ambiguous statement regarding self-representation rather than an unequivocal request…
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PER CURIAM.
AFFIRMED. See McCray v. State, 71 So. 3d 848, 865–66 (Fla. 2011) (holding that a hearing under Faretta v. California, 422 U.S. 806 (1975), is unnecessary when a defendant makes an ambiguous statement about self-representation rather than an unequivocal request for self-representation); see also Waterhouse v. State, 596 So. 2d 1008, 1014 (Fla. 1992).
ROBERTS, BILBREY, 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. _____________________________
Jessica J. Yeary, Public Defender, and Kathleen Pafford, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.
Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and Benjamin L. Hoffman, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.
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